Considering the applications made by Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention,
(a)New entry B3026:“The following waste from the pre-treatment of composite packaging for liquids, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics:
- Non-separable plastic fraction
- Non-separable plastic-aluminium fraction”;
(b)New entry B3027:“Self-adhesive label laminate waste containing raw materials used in label material production”;
2.Decides to include further work on the following draft entry B3025 in the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2014–2015:“Composite packaging waste consisting of mainly paper and some plastic [and aluminium], not containing residues and not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics”;1
3.Invites Parties and others to submit comments to the Secretariat by 30 October 2013 on the draft entry referred to in paragraph 2 above for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group at its ninth meeting;