The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,

1. Requests the joint intersessional working group established at the first joint meeting of the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to finalize the draft guidance to assist parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the Chemical Review Committee in their work when a chemical under consideration is a persistent organic pollutant listed under the Stockholm Convention, taking into account any additional comments provided by the committees, and to submit it to the Conference of the Parties for consideration at its seventh meeting;