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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Конвенция о трансграничном воздействии промышленных аварий


ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS UNDER THE CONVENTION

(The long-term programme of work as well as the work plan and resources under the Convention for the years 2005-2006 are contained in Conference of the Parties decision 2004/5)

  Conferences of the Parties
  Meetings of the Bodies of the Conference of the Parties
  Other meetings and workshops
  Capacity building activites under the Assistance Programme

 
2008
  Reporting on implementation - deadline for submitting national implementation reports: 31.01
  Third consultation and a training for points of contact - Sibiu, (Romania), 1-3 April
  Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Implementation - Karlstad, (Sweden) 15-16 April
  Joint meeting of the Bureau and Working Group on Implementation - Karlstad, (Sweden), 17 April
  Thirteenth meeting of the Bureau - Rome, (Italy) 7-8 July
  Ninth meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents, Geneva, (Switzerland) 9-10 July
  Training on identification of hazardous activities - date and venue to be specified
  Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties the Convention's governing body - Geneva, (Switzerland) 25-27-November
 
2007
  Fact finding missions to EECCA and SEE countries;
  Joint meeting of the Bureau and the Working Group on Implementation - Geneva (Switzerland), 15-16 February
  Workshop on the Transboundary Accidental Water Pollution, Liability and Compensation: Challenges and Opportunities Budapest, Hungary, 21-22 May
  Joint meeting of the Bureau and the Working Group on Implementation - Tonsberg (Norway), 23 October
  Workshop on the safety of tailing dams - Yerevan (Armenia), 12-14 November
  Eight meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Yerevan (Armenia), 16 November
  Capacity building activity with the aim to initiate a process to further strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks in countries of the EECCA and SEE - Kiev (Ukraine), 5-7 December
  Workshop on strenghtening safety measures at hazardous activities, Vadul-lui-Voda (Moldova), 13-14 December
 
2006
  Reporting on implementation - deadline for submitting national implementation reports: 31.01
  Fact finding missions to EECCA and SEE countries;
  Workshop on prevention of accidents of gas transmission pipelines - the Hague (the Netherlands); 8-9 March
  Second meeting of the Working Group on the Development of the Convention- Geneva (Switzerland); 28 March
  Fifth meeting of the Working Group on Implementation - Vienna (Austria); 3-5 April
  Seventh meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Geneva (Switzerland); 10-11 April
  Ninth meeting of the Bureau, 22-24 May
  Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties the Convention's governing body - Rome (Italy); 15-17 November
 
2005
  Sixth meeting of the Bureau - Warsaw (Poland), 10-11 March
  First meeting of the steering group to prepare safety guidelines/best practices for pipelines and the workshop on the prevention of water pollution due to pipeline accidents< - Berlin (Germany), 18 March
  First meeting of the Working Group on the Development of the Convention - Geneva (Switzerland), 20 May
  Workshop on the prevention of water pollution due to pipeline accidents - Berlin (Germany), 8-9 June
  Second meeting of the steering group to prepare safety guidelines/best practices for pipelines - Berlin (Germany), 10 June
  Training session on drawing up national implementation reports - Warsaw (Poland), 12-13 September
  Joint meeting of the Bureau and the Working Group on Implementation to prepare the high-level commitment meeting - Warsaw (Poland), 14 September
  Third meeting of the steering group to prepare safety guidelines/best practices for pipelines - Geneva (Switzerland), 29 September
  Second consultation of points of contact and first meeting of the task force on the UNECE IAN System< - Rome (Italy), 19 -21 October
  High-level Commitment Meeting within the assistance programme - Geneva (Switzerland), 14-15 December
  Joint meeting of the Bureau and the Working Group on Implementation - Geneva (Switzerland), 15 December
  Seventh meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Geneva (Switzerland), 16 December
 
2004
  Second meeting of the Working Group on Implementation - Budapest (Hungary), 16-17 March
  Fifth meeting of the Bureau - Budapest (Hungary), 18-19 March
  Meeting between the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, UNECE and the European Commission in order to harmonize procedures and forms used in accident notification and request of assistance - Geneva (Switzerland), 21 June<
  Meeting of the task force to review the procedures and forms used within the UNECE Industrial Accident Notification System - Geneva (Switzerland), 22 June<
  Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties the Convention's governing body - Budapest (Hungary), 27-30 October
 
2003
  Sixth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 15-17 January
  Seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 26-27 February
  Subregional Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents - Erevan (Armenia), 13-15 March
  Second joint special session of the governing bodies to the UNECE Conventions on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents - Kiev (Ukraine), 21 May
  Fourth meeting of the Bureau Cagliari (Italy), 17-18 October
  Fourth meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Kaliningrad (Russian Federation), 30-31 October
  Consultation and a training session for points of contact for the purpose of accident notification and mutual assistance designated within the UNECE Industrial Accident Notification System - Bratislava (Slovakia), 10-11 November
 
2002
  Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 4-6 February
  Second meeting of the Bureau - Geneva (Switzerland), 6-7 February
  Second meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Budapest (Hungary), 15-16 April
  Third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 6-8 May
  First meeting of the Working Group on Implementation - Brussels (Belgium), 23-24 May
  Polish-Russian transboundary response exercise and international seminar on preparedness for and response to industrial accidents and the mitigation of their transboundray effects - Ketrzyn (Poland), 13-15 June
  Third (extended) meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Geneva (Switzerland), 4 July
  Fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 2-4 September
  Workshop on the facilitation of the exchange of safety management systems and safety technologies Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 4-5 November
  Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Convention's governing body - Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 6-8 November
  Third meeting of the Bureau - Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 8 November
  Fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 11-13 November
 
2001
  First meeting of the Bureau and joint meeting with the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention - Geneva (switzerland), 19-20 February
  Joint special session of the governing bodies to the UNECE Conventions on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents - Geneva (Switzerland), 2-3 July
  First meeting of the open-ended group to prepare the workshop on the facilitation of the exchange of safety technologies - Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 5-6 July
  International workshop and exercise on "Industrial Safety and Water Protection in Transboundary River Basins" - Tiszaujvaros (Hungary), 3-5 October
  First meeting of the joint ad hoc expert group on water and industrial accidents - Berlin (Germany), 18-19 October
  First meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Liability - Geneva (Switzerland), 21-23 November
  Second meeting of the open-ended group to prepare the workshop on the facilitation of the exchange of safety technologies - Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 26-27 November
 
2000
  First meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Convention's governing body - Brussels (Belgium), 22-24 November
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