The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in 2012, requested the Working Group on the Development of the Convention to draft a revised annex I to bring it into line with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS, ST/SG/AC.10/30/Rev.4) and to maintain consistency with the corresponding European Union legislation (Seveso III Directive). The meeting also requested the Working Group to evaluate the possible amendment of the Convention to address a number of other provisions and issues.

To be held in room VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva.

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Terms of reference, prepared by the Bureau with the support of the secretariat, of

• the Working Group on Development (CP.TEIA/WG.1/2013/INF.1)
• the small drafting group (CP.TEIA/WG.1/2013/INF.2)
• the small evaluation group (CP.TEIA/WG.1/2013/INF.3)

Resources developed by the European Commission during the alignment of the Seveso Directive with GHS (see under Special Regulatory Topics)