• Communication from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention pertaining to the Report of the Eighth session of the Implementation and Compliance Committee (Geneva, 21-23 March 2011) and inviting Parties to nominate ten members of the Implementation and Compliance Committee, to be elected by the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (17-21 October 2011, Colombia)
• Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance. The objective of the mechanism is to assist Parties to comply with their obligations under the Convention and to facilitate, promote, monitor and aim to secure the implementation of and compliance with the obligations under the Convention. Terms of Reference
• Brochure on the Basel Convention Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance

Reports of the sessions of the Committee established to administer the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance

• 1st session (19 October 2003)
• 2nd session (29 April 2004)
• 3rd session (2 - 3 July 2005)
• 4th session (8 - 9 April 2006)
• 5th session (8 - 9 September 2007)
• 6th session (28-29 February 2008)
• 7th session (25-26 June 2009)
• 8th session (21-23 March 2011)

• COP6 decisions: VI / 12, VI / 13
• OEWG1 decision I / 2
• OEWG3 decision III / 7
• COP7 decisions: VII / 30, VII / 31
• COP8 decisions: VIII / 31, VIII / 32
• COP9 decisions: IX / 1, IX / 2

Nominations received by the Secretariat for candidates to serve on the Implementation and Compliance Committee as of COP-10

Members of the Compliance Committee elected by the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties on June 2008

Reports on the work undertaken by the Committee pursuant to its work programme adopted by the Conference of the Parties:

• 2003-2004: UNEP/CHW.7/20
• 2005-2006: UNEP/CHW.8/12
• 2007-2008: UNEP/CHW.8/16
• Current Work Programme

Following its seventh session, the Implementation and Compliance Committee has adopted a practical guide for the national technical officials responsible for the collection of information for the preparation of the national reports that are to be submitted annually to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention. This document is in the process of being translated in the five other UN languages

The Implementation and Compliance Committee of the Convention has developed a directory of training institutions which offer courses that can help Parties to deal with cases of illegal traffic under the Convention. Relevant institutions which are interested in being included in the directory are invited to complete the forms (available in English, French and Spanish) and transmit them (saved as MS Word documents) to the Secretariat