1. Decides to establish an ad hoc working group to develop a draft approach to consideration of toxicological interactions when evaluating chemicals proposed for listing in the annexes to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and agrees to work in accordance with the workplan set out in the annex to the present decision;

2. Also decides to continue to provide technical input through the Secretariat to the framework to assess the risks of combined exposures to multiple chemicals prepared by the International Programme on Chemical Safety of the World Health Organization.