Almost 15 years since the Industrial Accidents Convention came into force, representatives of UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) member States will gather to take stock of the implementation of the Convention, decide on its future development and ensure that chemical substances with health and environmental risks are covered. The meeting will take place 30 years to the day after the largest chemicals accident in human history occurred in Bhopal, India. Parties will exchange views on the possible opening of the Convention to accession by states beyond the region, further widening its geographic scope as a legal framework to address prevention, preparedness and response to industrial accidents in a transboundary context.  

dates: 3-5 December 2014  
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland  
contact: Franziska Ilg-Hirsch  
phone: +41-22-917-4444  
fax: +41-22-917-0505  
e-mail: franziska.ilg@unece.org  
www: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=37492
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