EXPRA`s MD Joachim Quoden, having been the chair of ISWA`s WG Governance & Legal Issues for 8 years, was not allowed to apply for another 4 years term following the ISWA governance rules. Nevertheless, he was elected as vice chair for the next 4 years, supporting the new chair of the WG, Mr Rodrigo Leiva Neumann from Chile, a long term member of this working group, who is the South American expert on EPR matters, especially how to involve the informal sector