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1.Takes note of the report by the Secretariat reviewing the availability of financial resources additional to those provided through the Global Environment Facility and the ways and means of mobilizing and channelling those resources in support of the objectives of the Convention, as requested by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in resolution 2;1
2.Also takes note of the entry into force of the 2009 amendments, 2011 amendments, 2013 amendments and other amendments which will enter into force before the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the funding implications;
3.Also takes note of the information provided by developed country parties, other parties and other sources, including relevant funding institutions and the private sector, on ways in which they can support the Convention;2
4.Requests the Secretariat, on the basis of the most recent needs assessment, to develop an online questionnaire to potential donors on the way in which they can support the Convention in relation to specific key areas identified in the needs assessment, including information related to accessing this support;
5.Invites developed country parties, other parties and other sources, including relevant funding institutions and the private sector, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the Convention, to provide the Secretariat, by 31 October 2016, with further information on the ways in which they can support the Convention, based on, inter alia, the questionnaire mentioned in paragraph 4 above;
6.Requests the Secretariat to prepare a report reviewing, on the basis of the information to be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 above, the availability of financial resources additional to those provided through the Global Environment Facility and the ways and means of mobilizing and channelling such resources in support of the objectives of the Convention, as requested by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in resolution 2, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting;
7.Adopts the terms of reference for the assessment of the funding needed by developing‑country parties and parties with economies in transition to implement the Convention over the period 2018−2022, as set out in the annex to the present decision;
(a)To update, as appropriate, and to make available to all parties, the format and the list of general guidance documents set out, respectively, in annexes II and III to decision SC-5/22;
(b)To develop, within available resources, online questionnaires for collecting relevant information pursuant to paragraph 5 above;
(c)To provide assistance to parties, upon request, to facilitate their assessment of the resources used during the period 2012–2016 and the funding that they need in order to implement the Convention during the period 2018–2022;
9.Invites parties and others to follow the format and general guidance referred to in paragraph 8 (a) above and to provide, by 31 August 2016, the relevant information required to undertake the assessment of funding needs referred to in paragraph 8 (c) above.