Every second year, the Committee of Permanent Representatives meets as the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives. It holds a five-day meeting, chaired by the Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, immediately before the session of the Environment Assembly. During the meeting, representatives of Member States meet in formal plenary sessions and informal working groups and contact groups to negotiate draft resolutions and decisions for consideration and possible adoption by the Environment Assembly.
Usually, the Presidency of the Environment Assembly also conducts informal consultations on the margins of the meeting of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives to seek consensus on a draft ministerial declaration for consideration at the upcoming session of the Environment Assembly.
The seventh Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives will take place from 1st to 5th December 2025.