The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), opened today in Busan, Republic of Korea.
The session aims to conclude negotiations and finalize the text of the agreement.
The session, which takes place from 25 November to 1 December, aims to finalize and approve the text of the instrument. On the opening day, the INC approved the use of the Chair’s Non-Paper 3 as the foundation to facilitate negotiations in focused contact groups through the week.
