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United Nations Environment Programme UNEP/POPS/INC.4/INF/11/Rev.1 24 March 2000 EP UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL United Nations Environment Programme UNEP/POPS/INC.4/INF/11/Rev.1 24 March 2000 ENGLISH ONLY INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL ACTION ON CERTAIN PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Fourth meeting Bonn, 20-25 March 2000 PROVISIONAL LIST OF DELEGATIONS LISTE PROVISIONALE DES DELEGATIONS LISTA PROVISIONAL DE DELEGACIONES I. GOVERNMENTS ALGERIA ARMENIA M. Zenir Youcef Ms. Anahit V. Aleksandryan Directeur de la Prévention Pollutions Head of Division of Hazardous Substances et Nuisances and Waste Management Ministère des travaux publics, Ministry of Nature Protection de l’aménagement du territoire, de 35 Moskovyan Str. l’environnement et de l’urbanisme Yerevan 375002 6 place El Qods Armenia Hydra-Algiers Tel: (+374 2) 538 838 / 3742 Algeria Fax: (+374 2) 151 938 Tel: (+213 2) 693 889 Email: [email protected] Fax: (+213 2) 676 693 AUSTRALIA ANGOLA H.E. Mr. Ian Forsyth Mr. Soki Kue-di-Kuenda Ambassador Conseiller du Ministre Embassy of Australia Ministerio des Pesceas e Ambiente Nenehatun Caddesi 83 Avenida 4 de Fevereiro No.30 Gaziosmanpasa Luanda Ankara 06700 Angola Turkey Tel: (+244 2) 311 140 / 310 473 Tel: (+90 312) 446 9781 Fax: (+244 2) 310 479 Fax: (+90 312) 446 1188 Ms. Pamela Harris ARGENTINA Environment Protection Group Department of the Environment and Ms. Silvia A. Raiola Heritage Counsellor GPO Box 787 Direction General of Enviromental Affairs Canberra, ACT 2601 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Industrial Australia Trade Tel: (+61 2) 6250 0795 1007 Buenos Aires Fax: (+61 2) 6250 7554 Argentina Email: [email protected] Tel: (+54 11) 4819 7000 Fax: (+54 11) 4819 7621 Mr. Ian Coleman Email: [email protected] Chemicals and Biological Branch Department of Agriculture, Mr. Gabriel Eduardo Puente Forestry and Fisheries Embassy of Argentina Edmund Barton Building 53113 Bonn Broughton Street Germany Barton Act 2600 Tel: (+49 228) 228 010 Australia Fax: (+49 228) 228 013 Tel: (+61 2) 6271 6371 Email: [email protected] Fax: (+61 2) 6272 5899 Email: [email protected] 3 Dr. Kevin Buckett AUSTRIA Population Health Division Department of Health and Aged Care Mrs. Aline Berthold GPO Box 9848 (MDP 129) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Canberra Act 2601 Youth and Family Australia Stubenbastei 5 Tel: (+61 2) 6289 3700 1010 Vienna Fax: (+61 2) 6289 4215 Austria Email: [email protected] Tel: (+43 1) 515 22 2327 Fax (+43 1) 515 22 7334 Mr. Ian Reichstein Email: [email protected] Chemicals and Biological Branch Department of Agriculture, Mrs. Annemarie Graus-Goeldner Forestry and Fisheries Government of Lower Austria Edmund Barton Building Department of Environmental Affairs Broughton Street Schwartzstr. 50 Barton Act 2600 2500 Baden Australia Austria Tel: (+61 2) 6272 5652 Tel: (+43 2252) 202 414 Fax: (+61 2) 6272 5899 Fax: (+43 2252) 202 442 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mr. Gregory Andrews Mr. Thomas Jakl International Programs Branch Federal Ministry for the Environment, AusAid Youth and Family 62 Northbourne Avenue Stubenbastei 5 Canberra Act 2600 1010 Vienna Australia Austria Tel: (+61 2) 6206 4309 Tel: (+43 1) 515 22 2330 Fax: (+61 2) 6206 4998 Fax: (+43 1) 515 22 7334 Email: [email protected] Mr. Michael Dean Environment Branch Prof. Gerhard Loibl Department of Foreign Affairs Federal Ministry for the Environment, and Trade Youth and Family R G Casey Building Stubenbastei 5 John McEwen Crescent 1010 Vienna Barton Act 0221 Austria Australia Tel: (+43 1) 515 22 1608 Tel: (+61 2) 6261 2335 Fax: (+43 1) 515 22 7629 Fax: (+61 2) 6261 2594 Mrs. Ingrid Pech Ms. Jennifer Meehan Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Australia to Ballhauspl. 2 the United Nations 1010 Vienna Chemin des Fins 2 Austria Case postale 172 Tel: (+43 1) 531 15 3348 1211 Geneva 19 Fax: (+43 1) 531 85 236 Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 799 9110 Fax: (+41 22) 799 9175 4 Mr. Manfred Schneider Mr. Jos Buys Director Administration for International International Unit Cooperation Federal Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Youth and Family DGCI D41 Stubenbastei 5 Brederodestraat 6 1010 Vienna 1000 Brussels Austria Belgium Tel: (+43 1) 515 22 1627 Tel: (+32 2) 519 0711 Fax: (+43 1) 515 22 7624 Fax: (+32 2) 519 0570 Email: [email protected] Mr. Fred Denauw Ministère des affaires sociales, de la BANGLADESH santé publique et de l’environnement Inspecteur de l’environnement Mr. Mohammed Shawkat Ali Service maitrise des risques Senior Assistant Secretary C.A.E. Ministry of Environment and Forests Quartier Vésale, étage 2/3 Room 1303, Building No. 6 19 bld. Pacheco Bangladesh Secretariat 1010 Brussels Dhaka Belgium Bangladesh Tel: (+32 2) 210 4871 Tel: (+880 2) 861 0551 Fax: (+32 2) 210 4884 Fax: (+880 2) 861 9210 / 861 0166 Email: [email protected] BENIN BELARUS M. Chabi Séké Morakpai Chef de Service à la Direction Mr. Alexander Apatsky de l’Environnement Deputy Minister Ministère de l’Environnement, de Ministry of Natural Resources and l’Habitat et de l’Urbanisme Environmental Protection 01 BP 3621 Cotonou Kollectornaya Str. 10 Benin Minsk 220048 Tel: (+229) 315 596 Belarus Fax: (+229) 315 081 Tel: (+375 172) 206 691 Fax: (+375 172) 204 771 BOTSWANA BELGIUM Mr. Andrew G. 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