During the seventh session of the integovernmental negotiating committee, the secretariat was asked to seek input from Governments and a range of other interested stakeholders on a number of issues to be considered further at COP1. The submissions received are made available below.

Submissions from Governments

• Brazil
• Cambodia
• Canada
• European Union
• Japan:    Article 11   Article 12    Article 22
• Madagascar
• Norway
• Republic of Korea
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• United States:  Article 7  Article 22
• The following countries recommended the use of this guidance for contaminated sites: Chad, Congo, Norway, Mali, Sierra Leon and Senegal

Submissions from other organizations

• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
• Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)
• International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
• Pure Earth
• Stony Brook University
• Syracuse University
• Project by the United Kingdom in Colombia
• UN Environment - Global Review of Mercury Monitoring