Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 8th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, 3-5 December 2014 Franziska Ilg-Hirsch Secretary to the Industrial Accidents Convention EU Seveso Expert Group meeting 13 October 2014

CoP-8: Key decisions Adoption of amended Annex I on hazardous substances for the purpose of defining hazardous activities Decision on provisions for amendments to the Convention incl. on public participation and definitions Decision on development of CoP guidance including on land-use planning/siting Discussion on possible opening of the Convention to UN member States beyond the ECE region Review of the implementation of the Convention throughout the UNECE region Opening…and cooperation with other regions Review of implementation on the basis of report by the Working Group on Implementation, prepared on the basis of national implementation reports

CoP-8: Publications Guide on methodologies for hazard rating, developed jointly with the JRC More user-friendly version of Benchmarks for the implementation of the Strategic approach/Indicators & criteria Safety guidelines and good industry practices for oil terminals developed in the framework of the Danube Delta Project (Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine) Checklist/methodology for contingency planning for accidents with potential impacts on transboundary waters and its application, developed by the Expert group on Water and Industrial Accidents Presentation and review of publications developed in 2013-2014

CoP-8: 10 year anniversary of the Assistance Programme Overview of a decade of provision of assistance to countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Beneficiary countries to share results and progress achieved Partner organizations and donors to share information on support provided to countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to enhance industrial safety Reflection on the approach to the continued implementation of assistance activities A decade … including the activities carried out in the past biennium Continued implementation of assistance activities, with due account of the needs of the beneficiary countries, strategic partnerships, sustainable financing and long-term impacts

CoP-8: Seminar on enhancing industrial safety in the UNECE region To support the exchange of information among Parties at the multilateral or bilateral level (Art. 15) To exchange information, experience and good practices with regard to legislative and administrative measures, policies, objectives and priorities for prevention, preparedness and response To invite representatives of industry, academia, non-governmental and international organizations to share their experiences and good practices conducive to improving industrial safety in the ECE region

2015-2016 Workplan CoP-8 review of the implementation of work programme and decision on 2015-2016 workplan, comprising elements on: Involvement of Parties and other stakeholders Exchange of information Strategic partnerships Servicing intergovernmental bodies incl. Working Group on Development for negotiations on amendments and CoP guidance Assistance activities incl.: Activities under the preparatory and implementation phase Sub-regional workshops on amended Annex I Finalization of Danube Delta Project with a focus on crisis management

CoP-8 and future workplan: Your involvement/contribution To the Convention’s 2015-2016 workplan – as lead or supporting Party/organization To the review of activities carried out in 2013-2014 and the direction of future activities To the Seminar on enhancing industrial safety in the UNECE region, by sharing your experiences and good practices (e.g. with regard to legislative and administrative measures, policies, objectives, priorities) To the session on the Assistance Programme, by sharing information on how you provide support to the countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Thank you for your attention For further information, please contact: Franziska Ilg-Hirsch Secretary to the Industrial Accidents Convention Franziska.ilg@unece.org Tel: +41 22 917 24 80