PROPOSED PROVISIONAL AGENDA 38TH FORUM STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON CHEMICAL SAFETY (IFCS)

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1 INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON CHEMICAL SAFETY (IFCS) 38TH FORUM STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 3-5 OCTOBER 2001, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO HILTON TRINIDAD AND CONFERENCE CENTER COMMENCING AT 9H00 ON THE FIRST DAY PROPOSED PROVISIONAL AGENDA

2 INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON CHEMICAL SAFETY (IFCS) 38TH FORUM STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 3-5 OCTOBER 2001, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO PROPOSED PROVISIONAL AGENDA WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER morning Opening President President's introductory remarks and welcome to participants Welcoming address by representative of Government of Trinidad & Tobago Adoption of agenda (IFCS/FSC/01.38 Rev 2) Acceptance of record of the 37 th meeting (IFCS/FSC/01.47) 1. Introduction and Administrative Matters President 1.1 President's progresss report 2001 (November 2000 to September 2001) 1.2 Roles of President, Vice Presidents, Executive Secretary 1.3 Forum Standing Committee: roles and composition 1.4 National Focal Point: designation and performance 1.5 Guidelines and Procedures: designation and replacement of FSC members, working groups. WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER afternoon 2. Priorities and Initiatives 2.1 Response to Priorities for Action and recommendations listed in the Forum III Executive Summary and assistance to countries in meeting their national commitments IOMC organizations IOMC NGO Each of the NGOs (industry, public interest, labour & science) should examine the Priorities for Action and other Forum III Recommendations and present a report to the FSC meeting in Trinidad on how their groups will be able to support the work. NGO Industry NGO Public Interest NGO Labour NGO Science

3 2.2 Priorities for Action priorities covered by working groups: Occupational Safety and Health A3 Hazard Data Generation and Availability D5 Acute Pesticide Poisonings/Risk Reduction E3 Assistance for Capacity Building priorities not covered by the FSC WGs: (Ref IFCS/FSC/00.68rev5) FSC should consider how to proceed, taking into account the discussion on item 2.1 above Prevention of Illegal Traffic Trinidad & Tobago Sweden IUF Past President IOMC Others? 2.3 Forum III Recommendations Ref. Forum III Final Report Executive Summary (IFCS/FORUM III/23w) Awareness Raising US, Germany & NGO PI Barriers to Information Exchange US & IOMC Information for Chemical Production Decision Making IOMC and NGO Industry Information Exchange Network on Capacity Builing for the Sound Management of Chemicals (INFOCAP) Steering Group: TOR, Composition, agenda for lst meeting, funding Effective Roles of Representatives of the IFCS regions Japan THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER morning 2. Priorities and Initiatives continued 2.4 Monitoring progress: information collection and processing, indicators, reports 2.5 Regional efforts President and Vice- Presidents progress and plans to meet targets assistance from FSC members guidance from the FSC 2.6 IFCS collaboration with IOMC initiatives (nature, representation, procedures OECD existing chemicals programmes - SIAM UNEP work on mercury and on a strategic approach to /President international chemicals management

4 THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER afternoon Note: A teleconference with UNEP has been scheduled for 14.30hours to further discuss the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management. 3. Finance 3.1 Budget and financial statements - general remarks President 3.2 Trust and Twinning funds - Status Report 3.3 Twinning Guidelines - analysis of existing criteria President 3.4 Financial resources required to meet targets President 3.5 Marketing and funding proposal President 4. Communication and information 4.1 Review of present situation and policy proposal President FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER morning 5. Meetings and events 5.1 Forum IV Local arrangements Thailand Agenda items - FSC to consider agenda for Forum IV and discuss how they will guide the process of development of meeting materials and documents following the practice of lead country/sponsor/organization approach to preparing materials for agenda items. President's progress report President Priorities that specifically call for a report or action at Forum IV Other Items - Occupation Safety and Health Working Group Report and recommendations for Forum IV consideration - EDCs (to be decided) - Others? IOMC/WHO

5 5.1.3 Schedule of Regional Meetings, before and during Forum IV Programme: Forum IV theme Opening Side events Exhibit Award of Merit, NGO Scientific Institution Award Time/work schedule Election process Regional efforts to prepare Vice Presidents Election Facilitating Committee Preparation Papers: - Official meeting documents - types - Deadlines for papers - Translation Time schedule Forum IV expected reports and output President Other issues (to be determined) FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER afternoon 5. Meetings and events continued 5.2 Guidelines - hosting and organizing plenary sessions and regional meetings - Forum Meetings: Guidelines and Criteria for Selection of Hosts Past President and - Guidelines for organizing Regional and Sub-regional Meetings 5.3 Calendar of events President Future face to face and teleconference meetings WSSD process 6. Conclusions and recommendations President