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Recalling its decision IX/15 on the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of mercury wastes,
Noting with appreciation the roles played by parties and others, especially the lead country, Japan, in the preparation of the technical guidelines,
1.Adopts the technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of elemental mercury and wastes containing or contaminated with mercury as set out in the annex to document UNEP/CHW/10/6/Add.2/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;