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REPORT OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MOBILE PHONE WORKING GROUP

RECOMMENDATION

The Mobile Phone Working Group (MPWG) recommends the First Meeting of the Open- ended Working Group consider and adopt the Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative (MPPI) draft work programme 2003-2004. The draft work programme includes as attachments the:

. Full text of Decision VI/31; . Draft terms of reference for the MPWG; . Project profiles for initial projects under the MPPI.

BACKGROUND

The first meeting of the Mobile Phone Working Group (MPWG) was held 7-8 April 2003 in Geneva. The MPWG was established by Decision VI/31 of the 6th Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, from “experts from Parties and/or Signatories interested in the initiative on a sustainable partnership on the environmentally sound management of end-of- life mobile telephones plus representatives of the mobile telephone manufacturers and a representative of the secretariat.” Members of the MPWG are:

. Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland (Chair), USA; . Basel Convention Regional Centre (Pretoria), Basel Convention Regional Centre (Beijing), Secretariat of the Basel Convention; . LG, Matsushita Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC Europe, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson

The GSM Association (representing network operators1) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI2) were invited as observers.

A full list of participants at the 7-8 April 2003 meeting is attached.

Following an introductory morning session designed to bring new participants up to speed, the MPWG considered the following substantive matters:

1. Election of Chair 2. Draft terms of reference 3. Membership of the MPWG 4. Draft work programme of the Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative (MPPI) 5. Funding of the MPPI 1 The GSM Association (GSMA) consists of more than 680 second and third generation wireless network operators. The Association's members provide digital wireless services to more than 825 million customers in 193 countries of the world (end February 2003). 2 Formed in June 2001 by a number of telecommunication network operators and equipment providers, GeSI is supported by the UNEP Division of Technology, Industry & Economics. 2

1. Election of Chair Mr Marco Buletti (Switzerland) was elected Chair of the MPWG. Mr Milton Catelin (SBC) will be the contact person.

2. Draft terms of reference The Working Group took the mandate provided by Decision VI/31 and used this as the basis for the draft terms of reference attached to the draft work programme. The draft terms of reference make it clear that the MPWG will: . have responsibility for initiating and overseeing the work programme of the MPPI, on behalf of the Open-ended Working Group; . work in a transparent manner; and . report regularly to the Open-ended Working Group.

3. Membership of the MPWG Decision VI/31 explicitly anticipated that other stakeholders would be invited by the MPWG to participate actively in its work.

The Working Group reconfirmed the need to involve a wider stakeholder group (including adequate regional representation, network providers/operators, recyclers, refurbishers, non- government organisations and others with expertise). This was evidenced by the invitation to observers from both the GSMA and the GeSI to the meeting. The Working Group felt that it would be useful to build momentum at a manageable pace and focus input from sectors outside the initial membership on specific projects and/or within subgroups. Discussion centred on the:

. timing and nature of such involvement and the balance to be struck between ensuring the MPWG is ‘comprehensive’ in membership without being so large as to be unwieldy;

. need for the public commitment made by manufacturers at COP 6 to be replicated by others stakeholders;

. challenges of involving all relevant companies. It was felt that while Manufacturers were a small definable group, network operators, recycling companies and others were groups that were very large in size;

. importance of written information being made available to all MPWG members and to the Parties/Signatories in a timely manner;

. possibility of developing a set of criteria to determine who to involve, when and where;

. recognition of the need to refer policy matters to the Parties through the Open-ended Working Group.

Noting that Decision VI/31 established the MPWG as “a small group of experts from Parties and/or Signatories … plus … mobile telephone manufacturers and a representative of the secretariat” and further stated that “As appropriate, other stakeholders3 will be invited by the group to participate actively in its work, the MPWG recommends that it would operate most effectively on the basis of two levels of participation:

3 Such as other United Nations bodies and agencies, network providers, operators and recyclers. 3

: the first at the MPWG level itself which needed to be limited in order to facilitate productive debate, timely decisions on specific projects, and timely recommendations to the OEWG;

: the second at the project level that needed to be open to maximise available expertise and hands-on experience.

While keeping itself small as required under Decision VI/31, the MPWG welcomes participation of further interested parties and/or signatories to join either the MPWG or its project groups4. Other interested stakeholders are invited to indicate their interest in joining particular project groups and advise the expertise they would bring to the project.

The MPWG also came to the conclusion that the Basel Convention Regional Training Centres BCRC could play an important role, mainly in the fields of awareness raising and information dissemination.

4. Draft work programme of the Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative Most of the time at the meeting was spent on finalising the draft 2003-2004 work programme, for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group.

The draft work programme outlines the objectives of the MPPI, the set of stakeholders involved, the challenge confronting the Initiative, and a timetable with initial projects. Based on the six fields of interest identified in the Declaration signed by manufacturers at COP 6, it creates four categories under which these initial projects and potential projects may be considered. It is intended that the work programme be a living document that would need to respond as circumstances change and knowledge increases with practical experience.

Project groups involving members of the MPWG and other stakeholders will further develop the initial projects identified, according a particular priority to the identification of cost components and realistic assessments of actual costs involved.

5. Funding of the Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative The Working Group noted with appreciation the substantial contribution of the Government of Switzerland to the MPPI to date and the personal involvement and leadership provided by the COP 5 President, State Secretary Philippe Roch.

The Working Group considered the commitment made by mobile phone manufacturers through the 12 December 2002 Declaration, and the ongoing intellectual and time commitments made by all participants in the Initiative. Manufacturers estimated that their involvement since June 2002 was equivalent to almost US$270,000.

The Working Group concluded the Parties, individually and/or separately, should consider funding of the MPPI, noting the contributions of participants to date.

4 Each project group will reflect one of the four categories of projects included in the work programme 4

ATTACHMENT: PARTICIPANTS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MOBILE PHONE WORKING GROUP 7-8 APRIL 2003, GENEVA

P A R T I E S Fax : 46-8-698 1477 e-mail : Brazil [email protected] Mr. Olyntho Vieira First Secretary Switzerland Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN Mr. Marco Claudio Buletti Av. Louis Casai 71 Waste Management Division Case postale 165 Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and 1216 Cointrin Landscape SAEFL Geneva CH-3003 Berne Switzerland Switzerland Tel.: 41-31-322 9380 Japan Fax : 41-31-323 0369 Mr. Kazuhiro Okuma e-mail : [email protected] First Secretary Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN Ms. Françoise Salamé 3 ch. des Fins Scientific Adviser 1218 Grand-Saconnex Industry, Environment and Energy Policy P.O. Box 337 (SECO) 1211 Geneva 19 Effingerstrasse 1 Tel.: 41-22-717 3351 CH-3003 Bern Fax : 41-22-788 3811 Switzerland e-mail : [email protected] Tel.: 41-31-324 0848 Fax : 41.31.324 0959 Mr. Satoshi Yamamoto e-mail : [email protected] Deputy Director Recycle Promotion Office Waste Management and Recycling Department Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan 1-2-2-Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku S I G N A T O R Y Tokyo 100-8975 Japan United States of America Tel.: 81-3-5501 3153 Mr. Frank McAlister Fax : 81-3-3593 8162 Chief, International and Special Projects Branch e-mail: [email protected] (5304W) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ms. Keiko Yoshikawa 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Assistant Director Washington D.C. 20460 Office of Waste Disposal Management United States of America Waste Management and Recycling Department Tel.: 703-308 8196 Ministry of Environment Fax : 703-308 0514 Government of Japan e-mail: [email protected] 1-2-2-Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku M A N U F A C T U R E R S Tokyo 100-8975 Japan LG Tel.: 81-3-5501 3157 Mr. Myeong-Cheol Kim Fax : 81-3-3593 8264 Deltaparc Paris Nord 2 e-mail: [email protected] 7 rue du Canal BP 60012 Billepinte Sweden 95970 Roissy Ms. Margareta Appelberg CDG-Cedex Environment Protection Authority France S-106 48 Stockholm Tel. : 33-1-4817 7144 Sweden Fax : 33-1-4817 7153 Tel.: 46-8-698 1162 e-mail : [email protected] 5

MATSUSHITA PANASONIC MOBILE NEC EUROPE LTD. PHONES Mr. Lars Brückner Dr. Gareth Rice Brussels Office Environmental Affairs Manager Avenue Louise 149 Panasonic Mobile Communications 1050 Brussels European Liaison Office Belgium 2 Gables Way Tel. : 32-2-534 2142 Colthrop, Thatcham Fax : 32-2-534 2296 Berkshire RG19 428 e-mail : [email protected] United Kingdom Tel. : 44-1635-871 466 NOKIA OYJ, NOKIA MOBILE PHONES Fax : 44-1635-871 345 Ms. Helena Castrén e-mail : [email protected] Environmental Manager P.O. Box 100 Mr. Peter Hine FIN-00045 Director, Quality Assurance / Environmental Finland Affairs Tel.: 358-40-5795261 Panasonic Mobile Communications Fax : 358-7180-45862 European Liaison Office e-mail : [email protected] 2 Gables Way Thatcham SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Berkshire RG19 4ZB Mr. Klaus Tillig e-mail : [email protected] Samsung Electronics GmbH, STE Tel.: 44-1635 871 466 Samsung Haus Fax : 44-1635 865759 Am Kronberger Hang 6 e-mail : [email protected] D-65824 Schwalback/Ts. Germany MITSUBISHI Tel.: 49-6196-669014 Melco Mobile Communication Europe Fax : 49-6196-669022 e-mail : [email protected] Mr. Lionel Besnard 5 rue de la Chataigneraie Mr. Gregor Margetson 35515 Cesson Sevigne Environmental Officer France Samsung Euro QA Lab Tel. : 33-2-9927 8103 Hampshire Fax : 33-2-9927 4771 United Kingdom GU46 6GG e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: 44-1252-863 800 Fax : 44-1252-863 814 MOTOROLA e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Craig Liska Mr. Chi Young Oh Director, International Environment, Health and Assistant Manager, Environment & Safety Group Safety Samsung Electronics Motorola Inc. No. 94-1, Imsoo-Dong, Kumi-City Corporate Headquarters Kyung-Buk 1303 East Algonquin Road Korea 730-350 Schaumburg Tel.: 82 54 479 5081 Il. 60196 Fax : 82-54-479 5086 United States of America e-mail : [email protected] Tel.: 847-576 0533 Fax : 847-538 2795 SIEMENS e-mail : [email protected] Mr. Peter Graessle Vice-President Mr. Ian Park Siemens AG Director of Environment Regulatory Affairs Information and Communication Mobile Motorola U.K. Ltd. Mobile Networks The Pyramids Business Park Werner-von-Siemens-Ring 15 Bathgate D-85630 Grasbrunn West Lothian Germany United Kingdom EH48 2EH Tel.: 49-89-722 25143 Tel.: 44-131-479 1073 Fax : 49-89-722 48876 Fax : 44-131-479 1191 Mobile : 49-172-861 5077 e-mail : [email protected] e-mail : [email protected] 6

SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATION Mr. Mats Pellbäck Scharp BASEL CONVENTION REGIONAL Director, Environment, Health & Safety CENTRE, PRETORIA Torshamnsgatan 27 Dr. John Mbogoma Box 64 Executive Director 164 94 Kista Vista University Sweden Private Bag X634 Tel.: 46-708 500 350 Pretoria 0001 Fax : 46-404 8570 South Africa e-mail : [email protected] Tel.: 27-12-320 5759 Fax : 27-12-352 4108 N E T W O R K e-mail : [email protected] O P E R A T O R S

GSM ASSOCIATION Dr. Jack Rowley S E C R E T A R I A T Director, Environmental Affairs Ms. Sachiko Kuwabara-Yamamoto, Executive Block 2, Third Floor Secretary Deansgrange Business Park Mr. Milton Catelin, Senior Programme Officer, Deansgrange Basel Convention Partnerships Co. Dublin Mr. Nelson Sabogal, Senior Programme Officer, Ireland Capacity Building / Training Tel.: 353-1-289 1823 Mr. Pierre Portas, Senior Programme Officer, +353-86-806 0849 (GSM) Technical Fax: 353-1-289 1556 e-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Gordon S. Shields, Chairman APOLOGIES Shields Environmental PLC Kerry Avenue Belarus Purfleet Industrial Park Canada South Ockendon Czech Republic Essex RUM15 4 YE Germany United Kingdom Basel Convention Regional Centre, Beijing Tel.: 44-1708-684 001 Mobile : 44-7860 332 978 e-mail: [email protected]

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