Article 2
1. The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention shall be to support the adoption of the amendments submitted by Switzerland, Australia, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali (document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/13/Add.2), provided that the following conditions are met, and that necessary amendments are made to that effect: (a) the additional rules and procedures introduced by the amendments are coherent with the existing rules and procedures under the Convention; (b) the amendments ensure that preference is given to the listing of chemicals in Annex III to the Convention and that the additional rules do not interfere with the listing of a chemical in Annex III, including where that chemical will already have been listed in Annex VIII to the Convention; (c) the amendments ensure that the rules that will apply to the export of chemicals listed in Annex VIII to the Convention will not be weaker as regards the protection of importing Parties than those that apply to the export of chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention; (d) the amendments ensure that all Parties that ratify the amendment will be bound by any decision to list a chemical in Annex VIII to the Convention, including any decision that is taken by a vote. 2. In the event that there is not sufficient support by other Parties for the proposed amendments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention shall be to advocate for an amendment of the decision-making procedure for listing chemicals in Annex III to the Convention that would introduce the possibility to vote in accordance with Article 22(4), read in conjunction with Article 22(3), without the application of Article 22(3), point (b), of the Convention.