OPCW Conference of the States Parties
First Session C-I/DEC.37
Agenda item 47 16 May 1997
  Original: ENGLISH


DECISION

WASTE DISPOSAL

The Conference

Recalling that the Commission, in its PC-VII/8, paragraph 6.6, adopted an understandings on waste disposal in relation to scheduled chemicals (paragraph 3.3 of PC-VII/B/WP.7),

Bearing in mind that the Commission recommended in paragraph 50.4 of its Final Report that the Conference adopt the above mentioned understanding,

Hereby:

Adopts the following understanding:

It is understood that a plant site containing a plant in which a Schedule 2 chemical is consumed in a waste management or disposal system in quantities above the threshold for that chemical will declare this consumption in accordance with Part VII, paragraph 8.

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