Notification 2005-027

Dear Madam/Sir, This Notification serves to inform Parties and Governments that the deadline for submissions in response to the Notification dated 2 February 2005 (SCBD/EDM/DC/46117) inviting Parties and Governments to submit views on issues to be addressed by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention has been extended until 1 May 2005. In preparing your submission, you may wish to refer to the possible issues for consideration at the Working Group included in notification SCBD/EDM/DC/46117 (http://www.biodiv.org/doc/notifications/2005/ntf-2005-013-wgri-en.pdf) and, in accordance with paragraph 24 of decision VII/30, submit your views on each or any of these issues. The submissions will be incorporated into the documentation for the Working Group and made available through the Clearing-House Mechanism. I wish to thank you in advance for contributing to the review of implementation of the Convention and for your continued support to the work of the Convention.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points and representatives of observers