Side Event

Private Sector Implementation of "May Contain" Language for Commodities Shipments

Organizer
Global Industry Coalition and the International Grain Trade Coalition

Date and Time
29 September 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

TThe International Grain Trade Coalition and Global Industry Coalition – two industry groups that have incorporated the Article 18.2(a) "may contain" compromise language into their shipping documentation - will update participants on implementation of this language and experiences in shipping commodities among Parties and non-Parties. They will address the commercial implications of different shipping documentation requirements and discuss the positive impacts on food security of the “may contain” compromise.