Decision 57/1

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To take note, with appreciation, of the report on Secretariat activities;
2. To request the Secretariat
   1. To prepare a report for the second session of the International Conference on Chemical Management (ICCM2), taking into account the guidance provided at the 57^th Meeting and the letter sent to the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention;
   2. To circulate the draft report to interested Executive Committee Members and the Chair, by mid-April 2009 for review, before sending it to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management Secretariat in time for the May meeting;
3. To request the Chief Officer to report back to the Executive Committee at its 58th Meeting on her attendance at ICCM2; and
4. To note that the Chair might attend, as an observer, coordination meetings held in the margins of the Executive Committee Meetings. At the last Meeting of the year, if it was felt that the incoming Vice-Chair would benefit from continuity measures, the incumbent Chair could bring the matter to the attention of the Executive Committee.