. Decision-making procedures

Decision-making procedures

1.         Invites Parties to the Convention and Governments, through the Executive Secretary, to communicate their views by 30 April 2001 regarding the appropriate procedures and mechanisms to facilitate decision-making by Parties of import, in accordance with article 10, paragraph 7, of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety;

2.         Requests the Executive Secretary to compile the views of Parties to the Convention and governments and to submit a synthesis report thereon for the consideration of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol at its second meeting with a view to developing a recommendation for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol.