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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview................................................................................................................................. 7
2 Regional Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Central and Eastern European regional consultation: 9-11 February 2005, Vienna, Austria. ...9
2.2 Asia Pacific regional consultation: 2-4 March 2005, Wellington, New Zealand. ..................11
2.3 Central and South East Asia regional consultation: 7-9 March 2005, Bangkok, Thailand. ....13
2.4 Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries regional consultation: 14-16 March 2005,
Buenos Aires, Argentina......................................................................................................15
2.5 West Asia regional consultation: 21-23 March 2005, Manama, Bahrain. ..............................16
2.6 Africa regional consultation: 11-13 April 2005, Nairobi, Kenya. .........................................19
3 Summary............................................................................................................................... 22
4 <strong>Programme</strong> for the Regional Consultations .......................................................................... 29
4.1 Agenda ................................................................................................................................29
4.2 Common Presentations for all the Consultations ..................................................................30
4.2.1 Introduction: Aims and Objectives of the Regional BAT-BEP Consultations, by UNEP
Chemicals........................................................................................................................30
4.2.2 Draft BAT-BEP Guidelines: Context and Development, by UNEP Chemicals .....................32
4.2.3 Draft Guidelines on best available techniques (BAT) and provisional guidance on best
environmental practices (BEP) relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the <strong>Stockholm</strong>
<strong>Convention</strong> on Persistent Organic Pollutants, by UNEP Chemicals......................................35
4.2.4 Preview of the First Conference of the Parties of the <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>, by UNEP
Chemicals........................................................................................................................39
4.3 Contributions from the Expert group on best available techniques and best environmental
practices, and others. ...........................................................................................................41
4.3.1 Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental
practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>, by Hans-Peter
Fahrni (Vienna Consultation)............................................................................................41
4.3.2 Basel <strong>Convention</strong>: Guidelines on the <strong>Environment</strong>ally Sound Management (ESM) of
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) as Wastes, by Andreas Arlt (Vienna Consultation) ......47
4.3.3 BAT-BEP Experiences in New Zealand, by Howard Ellis (Wellington Consultation) ...........51
4.3.4 Taking Action under the <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>, by Barry Carbon (Wellington Consultation)
........................................................................................................................................55
4.3.5 <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>: Australia’s National Implementation Plan, by Chris Mobbs
(Wellington Consultation).................................................................................................57
4.3.6 BAT-BEP Experiences in Japan, by Shin-ichi Sakai (Bangkok Consultation) ......................61
4.3.7 Developing country concerns with respect to meeting BAT-BEP requirements, by Annex II of
EGB-3 Report (Nairobi Consultation)................................................................................70
5 Case Studies .......................................................................................................................... 71
5.1 Formation and release of POPs in the Cement Industry and the Use of Alternative Fuels, by
Willem van Loo (Vienna Consultation)................................................................................71
5.2 Sewage sludge as Alternative Fuel: a case history for ENCI Maastricht, by Mr Rob van der
Meer and Willem van Loo (Vienna Consultation) ................................................................74
5.3 “Paradiso”, a case study for the Pacific Islands, by Bruce Graham (Wellington Consultation)
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