Press Release: Environment Council, Luxembourg, 14 October 2013

Main results of the Council:

The Council held an exchange of views on the proposal for the amendment of the waste shipment regulation to give political guidance for further examination of the proposal in the Council preparatory bodies.

The Council adopted conclusions on the preparations for the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Warsaw from 11 to 22 November 2013.

ESO: Background information: Conclusions on Preparations for the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 19) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Warsaw, 11 - 22 November 2013) http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-conclusions-on-preparations-for-the-19th-session-of-the-conference-of-the-parties-cop-19-to-the-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-and-the-9th-session-of-the-meetin/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/881: Preparation Environment Council, 14 October 2013 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-881_en.pdf

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