The institutional structure of the Global Environment Facility, operated in accordance with the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, shall, on an interim basis, be the principal entity entrusted with the operations of the financial mechanism referred to in Article 13, for the period between the date of entry into force of this Convention and the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, or until such time as the Conference of the Parties decides which institutional structure will be designated in accordance with Article 13. The institutional structure of the Global Environment Facility should fulfill this function through operational measures related specifically to persistent organic pollutants taking into account that new arrangements for this area may be needed.
Institucionalna struktura Sklada za svetovno okolje, ki se upravlja v skladu z Listino o oblikovanju prestrukturiranega Sklada za svetovno okolje, je začasno glavni subjekt, pooblaščen za delovanje finančnega mehanizma, omenjenega v 13. členu, za obdobje od začetka veljavnosti te konvencije do prvega zasedanja Konference pogodbenic ali do takrat, ko Konferenca pogodbenic odloči, katero institucionalno strukturo bo določila v skladu s 13. členom. Institucionalna struktura Sklada za svetovno okolje izpolnjuje svojo nalogo z operativnimi ukrepi, ki se posebej nanašajo na obstojna organska onesnaževala, ob upoštevanju, da bodo na tem področju morda potrebni novi ukrepi.