The Conferences of the Parties of the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel conventions requested the secretariat to integrate all clearing-house mechanism activities of the three conventions in a single programme and to develop a work plan for establishing a joint clearing house mechanism serving all three conventions. The work plan was approved by the COPs in 2011 and is being implemented as part of the 2012-2013 programme of work for the conventions.
More details on the mandate and work plan for the joint clearing-house mechanism can be found in decisions BC-10/29, RC-5/12 and SC-5/27 and their Annex III.