Meeting Documents

Report of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Provisional Agenda

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Organization of the Meeting: Revised annotations to the provisional agenda (reposted for technical reasons)

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Report of the Second Meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Bioasfety

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Compliance (Article 34): Measures in cases of repeated non-compliance

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Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House

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Status of Capacity-Building Activities: Report on the progress in, and effectiveness of, the implementation of the Action Plan for Building Capacities for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Status of Capacity-Building Activities (Addendum): Draft updated Action Plan for building capacities for the effective implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Status of Capacity Building Activities (Addendum): Report on the Roster of Biosafety Experts

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Matters Related to the Financial Mechanism and Resources

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Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives

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Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives (Corrigendum)

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Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Protocol and on Budgetary Matters

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Taking a Decision on the Detailed Identification/Documentation Requirements of Living Modified Organisms Intended for Direct Use as Food or Feed, or for Processing (Article 18, Paragraph 2 (A) )

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification of Living Modified Organisms: Synthesis of information on experience gained with the use of documentation to fulfil the identification requirements of paragraphs 2(b) and 2(c) of Article 18

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Consideration of the Need for and Modalities of Developing Standards with Regard to Identification, Handling, Packaging and Transport Practices in the Transboundary Movement of Living Modified Organisms (Paragraph 3, Article 18)

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Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)

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Report of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of its Second Meeting

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Subsidiary Bodies (Article 30)

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Monitoring and Reporting Under the Protocol (Article 33): Analysis of information contained in the interim national reports

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Assessment And Review (Article 35): Initiating a process of evaluation of the effectiveness of the Protocol

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Other Scientific and Technical Issues that May Be Necessary for the Effective Implementation of the Protocol

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Report of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification (Article 18): Compilation of information submitted by Parties and other Governments and by organizations on experience gained with the use of documentation requirements under paragraphs 2 (b) and (c) of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety**

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification (Article 18): Compilation of information submitted by Parties and other Governments and by organizations on the Article 18 paragraph 3 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety**

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Status of Capacity-Building Activities: A compilation of the responses to the questionnaire for the review of the Action Plan for the effective implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Report of the Second Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities

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Report of the Third Liaison Group Meeting on Capacity-Building for Biosafety

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Subsidiary Bodies (Article 30): "Compilation of views submitted by Parties and other Governments on the need for subsidiary bodies to address scientific issues including risk assessment and risk management" **

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Summary of Reponses Submitted in the Interim National Reports on Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Obligations and Rights of Transit States: Compilation of views submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on obligations and rights of transit States **

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Report of The Workshop on European Responsibility for Biosafety Cooperation; 7 - 8 November 2005; Königswinter, Germany

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Update on Ongoing Biosafety Capacity-building Initiatives: A Compilation of Submissions Made at the Second Coordination Meeting; 18-20 January, Tromso, Norway

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Report of the Evaluation of GEF Support for Biosafety

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Elements for a Biosafety Strategy

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List of Participants

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European Parliament Resolution on preparations for COP-8 and COP-MOP-3

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Information Note for Participants

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List of Hotels

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Side-Events Request Form

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Procedures For Media Accreditation
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