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1.Decides to include the development of the technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electronic and electrical waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste under the Basel Convention, in the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2014–2015;
2.Invites parties and others to nominate further experts to participate in the small intersessional working group established by decision BC-10/5 or to update their nominations as appropriate, and to inform the Secretariat of their nominations by 30 June 2013;
3.Invites parties to consider serving as lead country for the development of the technical guidelines and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so by 31 July 2013;
4.Invites parties and others to submit information, examples of current practices and considerations on the issues referred to in paragraph 26 (b) of the draft technical guidelines1 and their implications to the Secretariat, by 15 September 2013;
5.Requests the lead country, if one is selected, or the Secretariat, if one is not, in consultation with the small intersessional working group, to prepare draft revised technical guidelines, taking into account the submissions by parties and others received by the Secretariat to date and the discussions at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, for publication on the Convention website by 30 November 2013;
6.Invites parties and others to submit comments on the draft revised technical guidelines, in particular on the issues referred to in paragraph 26 (b) of the above-mentioned draft technical guidelines, to the lead country, if one is selected, and to the Secretariat, by 28 February 2014;
7.Requests the Secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to gather and analyse information on the implications of the issues referred to in paragraph 26 (b) of the above-mentioned draft technical guidelines and to prepare a report, taking into account the comments received pursuant to paragraph 5 above, for consideration by the Open‑ended Working Group at its ninth meeting;
8.Requests the lead country or, if there is no lead country, the Secretariat, in consultation with the small intersessional working group, to prepare draft revised technical guidelines for consideration by the Open‑ended Working Group at its ninth meeting;