1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Workplan
CoP-8 review of the implementation of work programme and decision on 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

7. CoP-8 and future workplan: Your involvement/contribution
To the Convention’s workplan – as lead or supporting Party/organization
To the review of activities carried out in 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

8. Thank you for your attention For further information, please contact:
Franziska Ilg-Hirsch
Secretary to the Industrial Accidents Convention
Tel: