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ANNEX VI

MEETING ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

A. Agenda

1. Formal opening of the Meeting. Address by a representative of the host country.

2. Opening statements by representatives of the participating States.

3. Contributions by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

4. Review of the work already done, or currently under way, in the fields of:

(a) prevention and control of the transboundary effects of industrial accidents;

(b) management of potentially hazardous chemicals;

(c) pollution of transboundary watercourses and international lakes.

5. In the light of Agenda item 4, examination of possibilities for further measures and co- operation, including improved exchange of information. The discussion will focus on legal, practical, technical and technological aspects, as well as on educational matters and public awareness.

6. Drawing up of conclusions and recommendations.

7. Closing statements.

8. Formal closure.

B. Organizational Framework and Other Modalities

1. The Meeting will open on 16 October 1989 at 10.30 a.m., in Sofia. It will close on 3 November 1989.

2. The ECE, UNEP and IUCN will be invited to attend the Meeting.

3. All Plenary meetings will be open.

4. Agenda items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 will be dealt with in the Plenary.

5. Agenda item 5 will be dealt with in the Plenary and in two Subsidiary Working Bodies (SWBs), which will cover the fields mentioned in Agenda item 4, in a balanced and structured way, as follows:

A general debate, including an exchange of views on educational matters and public awareness, will be held in the Plenary to initiate the work of the Subsidiary Working Bodies.

-SWB I will deal with the legal, administrative and practical aspects of issues such as liability and restoration, systems of alert, assistance upon request, preventive measures, information flows and consultations;

-SWB II will deal with the scientific, technical and technological aspects of issues such as preventive measures, risk assessment, assessment of damage, clean-up, measurement and monitoring;

-the SWBs I and II will submit their reports to the Plenary.

6. The timetable of the Meeting will be the following:

—from 16 to 19 October 1989 the Plenary will deal with Agenda items 1, 2, 3, 4 and

the general debate related to Agenda item 5;

-from 19 October to 1 November 1989 the two SWBs will meet to deal with Agenda

item 5;

-from 1 to 3 November 1989 the Plenary will consider reports by the SWBs and on this basis draw up conclusions and recommendations in the three fields listed in Agenda item 4, as provided for under Agenda item 6.

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