Distr.

CONVENTION ON	GENERAL

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

UNEP/CBD/COP/2/1/Add.2

10 August 1995

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Second meeting

Jakarta, 6-17 November 1995

PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Note by the Interim Secretariat

The provisional organization of work for the second meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is circulated herewith for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties.

The meeting may wish to adopt the suggested organization of work with the necessary flexibility, so as to allow any required adjustment in light of the progress achieved during the proceedings of the meeting.

Annex

PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORK

SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Monday, 6 NOVEMBER - Friday, 17 NOVEMBER 1995

DATE PLENARY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, 6 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1.	Opening of the meeting

2.1	Election of officers

2.2	Adoption of the agenda

2.3	Organization of work

3.	Pending issues arising from the work of the first meeting of the Conference of Parties

4.1	Presentation of the report of the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 8.1	Outcome of the third session of the Commission on Sustainable Development

11.1	Location of the Secretariat

11.2	Report on the administration of the Convention

11.3	Budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity Tuesday, 7 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 4.2	Clearing-house mechanism for technical and scientific cooperation

4.3	Ways to promote and facilitate access to, and transfer and development of technology 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 4.4	Consideration of the need for and modalities of a protocol for safe handling and transfer of living modified organisms Wednesday, 8 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5.1	Report on the activities of the Global Environment Facility as the interim institutional structure

5.2	Report of the Secretariat on the financial mechanism under the Convention

5.4	List of developed country Parties and other Parties which voluntarily assume the obligations of developed country Parties 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 5.3	Study on the availability of additional financial resources

5.5	Designation in accordance with Article 21 of the Convention of the institutional structure to operate the financial mechanism

5.6	Draft memorandum of understanding between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Environment Facility Thursday, 9 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 6.1	Consideration of Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6.2	Preliminary consideration of components of biological diversity particularly under threat and action which could be taken under the Convention Friday, 10 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 6.3	Coastal and marine biological diversity 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 7.1	Existing legislation, administrative and policy information on access to genetic resources and equitable sharing of benefits derived from their use

7.2	Policy, legislative, or administrative measures related to intellectual property rights as provided in Article 16 of the Convention and to access to and transfer of technology that makes use of genetic resources Monday, 13 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 8.2	Cooperation with other biodiversity-related conventions

8.3.1	International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

8.3.2	International Technical Conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

8.3.3	Ex-situ Collections of Plant Genetic Resources 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 9.	Form and intervals of national reports by Parties.

10.	Medium-term programme of work of the Conference of Parties 1995-1997 Tuesday, 14 NOVEMBER

9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ministerial segment 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Ministerial segment Wednesday, 15 NOVEMBER

9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ministerial segment 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Ministerial segment Thursday, 16 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Finalization of all outstanding issues 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Finalization of all outstanding issues and adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole Friday, 17 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Preparation of the report 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 12.	Report of the credentials of representatives to the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties

13.	Venue and date of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties

14.	Other matters

15.	Adoption of the report

16.	Closure of the meeting