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.
