Council Resolution 03-09
Distribution: General
C/C.01/03-00/RES/09/Final
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Washington D.C., 25 June 2003
Extending the Mandate of the Expert Advisory Board on Children’s Health and the Environment in North America
THE COUNCIL:
REAFFIRMING its plan to work together to better protect children’s health from environmental threats;
NOTING with appreciation the advice provided by the Expert Advisory Board on Children’s Health and the Environment in North America (“Expert Advisory Board”) since its inception in 2001; and
FURTHER NOTING that the Council decided in Resolution 02-06 to review every two years the progress achieved on the implementation of the Cooperative Agenda for Children’s Health and the Environment in North America and to assess the relevance of planned activities in light of new knowledge acquired;
HEREBY:
EXTENDS the mandate for the Expert Advisory Board’s period of service to September 2004;
ENCOURAGES the Expert Advisory Board to continue its active involvement in the implementation of all projects in the Cooperative Agenda for Children’s Health and the Environment in North America and other relevant work of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation;
CALLS UPON the Expert Advisory Board, in providing advice to the Council, to particularly focus their efforts on:
- the development of North American indicators of children’s health and the environment; and
- the Sound Management of Chemicals program, particularly the North American Regional Action Plan on environmental monitoring and assessment; and
FURTHER CALLS UPON the Expert Advisory Board to work with the Parties regarding the preparation of the report to the Council on the review of progress on the implementation of the Cooperative Agenda on Children’s Health and the Environment, planned for 2004.
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL:
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David Anderson
Government of Canada
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Victor Lichtinger
Government of the United Mexican States
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Christine Todd Whitman
Government of the United States of America
Extending the Mandate of the Expert Advisory Board on Children’s Health and the Environment in North America