Recalling its decision IX/17 on the review of other selected technical guidelines pursuant to decision VIII/17,
Recalling also decision OEWG-VII/9 on draft technical guidelines on the co‑processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns,
Noting with appreciation the roles played by parties and others, especially the lead country, Chile, in the preparation of the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns,
1.Adopts the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns set out in the annex to document UNEP/CHW.10/6/Add.3/Rev.1;
2.Requests the Secretariat to disseminate the technical guidelines to parties, signatories, intergovernmental organizations, environmental non‑governmental organizations and industry bodies in the six official languages of the United Nations;
3.Invites parties and others to use the technical guidelines and to submit, not later than two months before the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, through the Secretariat, comments on their experience in so doing;
4.Requests the Secretariat to prepare a compilation of the comments referred to in the preceding paragraph for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting.