Meeting of the Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), 25-28 October 2000

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    Meeting of the Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), 25-28 October 2000.

    The Meeting of the Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) was convened in Malta from 25 to 28 October 2000, pursuant to the decision of the Eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention which agreed that a Meeting of REMPEC's Focal Points be organized during 2000 (UNEP (OCA)/MED IG.12/9, Malta, October 1999).

    The main objectives of the Focal Points' Meeting were to:

    • evaluate the implementation of the programme of activities of REMPEC for the biennium 1999/2000 and to review the current state of regional, sub-regional and national systems for preparedness for and response to accidental marine pollution and to examine the actions to be taken to strengthen these systems;
    • discuss and agree on the recommendations of the last Meeting of the Contracting Parties and on the related actions and activities to be carried out by REMPEC;
    • discuss and agree on the revision and the further development of the Regional Information System;
    • consider the status of the revision process of the Emergency Protocol and of Resolution 7 regarding the objectives and functions of REMPEC, that should be submitted for adoption to the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention; and,
    • discuss and approve a programme of activities for the 2002 - 2003 biennium.

    All REMPEC official Governmental Focal Points were invited to participate in the Meeting.  They have also been invited to include in their national delegations the representatives of their respective oil, chemical and shipping industries.  The invitation to attend the Meeting was also extended to relevant United Nations Organizations and other Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations.  Finally, the representatives of international professional organizations and associations have been invited to attend as observers.

    The Meeting was attended by delegations from the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention; by representatives from the United Nations Organizations; and from the non-governmental organizations.

    The documents of the Meeting can be downloaded from the following list:

    WG.18/3/1/Rev.1 Provisional agenda.
    WG.18/3/2 Annotated provisional agenda.
    WG.18/3/3/Rev.1 Draft timetable.
    WG.18/4 Progress report (Nov 1998 to Oct 2000).
    WG.18/4/Rev.1 Progress report (Nov 1998 to Oct 2000), Annex 3: Status of project budget at 26/10/2000.
    WG.18.5 Revision process of the Emergency Protocol.
    WG.18/6 OPRC Convention and OPRC Working Group.
    WG.18/7 Co-operation between governments and the oil, chemical and shipping industries.
    WG.18/8 Co-operation and co-ordination with other international organizations and programmes.
    WG.18/9 Accidents in the Mediterranean.
    WG.18/10/1 Mediterranean Technical Working Group (MTWG).
    WG.18/10/2 Aerial surveillance.
    WG.18/10/3 Prevention of pollution from pleasure craft.
    WG.18/10/4 Actions related to the prevention of ships' generated pollution.
    WG.18/11 Revision of the Regional Information System (RIS).
    WG.18/12 Mediterranean Assistance Unit (MAU).
    WG.18/13 Proposed programme of priority activities 2002- 2003. Proposed relevant budget for the biennium.
    WG.18/13/Rev.1 Proposed programme of priority activities 2002- 2003. Proposed relevant budget for the biennium. Annex I: Proposed medium-term programme (2002-2003) of priority activities in the field of prevention, preparedness and response to pollution of the marine environment from sea-based activities.
    WG.18/14 Final report of the meeting.