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Draft guidelines on the interim storage of mercury and mercury compounds referred to in paragraph 3 of article 10

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  1. Preamble
  3. Paragraph 2.

Draft guidelines on the interim storage of mercury and mercury compounds referred to in paragraph 3 of article 10

The Conference of the Parties,Recognizing the need to assist parties in the environmentally sound storage of mercury other than waste mercury through the provision of guidelines,
1.Requests the secretariat to undertake further revision of the draft guidelines on the interim storage of mercury and mercury compounds referred to in paragraph 3 of article 10,1 by:1UNEP/MC/COP.1/25, annex.
(a)Seeking technical input from relevant experts, including technical experts of the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, by 31 December 2017;
(b)Amending the guidelines and publishing on the Minamata Convention website a revised draft version by 1 March 2018;
(c)Obtaining further comments from experts, parties and others, by 1 May 2018;
(d)Submitting the revised guidelines to the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention at its second meeting for further consideration and possible adoption;
2.Encourages the use of the draft guidelines2 in the interim and on a provisional basis, as appropriate.2Ibid.