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1.Takes note of the information provided by the Secretariat on progress in the development of the technical guidelines on transboundary movements of e-waste, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste;1
2.Invites parties to consider serving as lead country for the further development of the technical guidelines and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so by 31 January 2012;
3.Requests the lead country, if one is selected, or the Secretariat, if one is not, to prepare, in consultation with the small intersessional working group referred to in paragraph 5 below, and taking into account the comments received from parties and stakeholders as well as the relevant work of the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE), including section 3 of the guidance document on environmentally sound management of used and end-of-life computing equipment, revised draft technical guidelines, by 15 April 2012 for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group at its eighth session with a view to consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting;
4.Invites parties and all stakeholders to provide comments to the Secretariat and the lead country, if one is selected, on the revised draft technical guidelines by 15 June 2012;
5.Decides to establish a small intersessional working group to monitor and assist in the further development of the technical guidelines referred to in paragraph 1 above, working in particular by electronic means;