30 May to 3 June 2005; Montreal, Canada
Introduction
The
second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety took place from 30 May to 3 June 2005 in Montreal, Canada. It was attended by 647 participants representing101 Parties to the Protocol, 16 non-Parties, 10 UN agencies, 8 IGOs, 64 NGOs, 21 academic institutions, 27 industry organizations and 9 other observer organizations. COP-MOP 2 adopted
14 decisions.
The main issues addressed included the following: Options for implementing notification requirements under the Protocol; Risk assessment and risk management; Handling, transport, packaging and identification; Socio-economic considerations; and Public awareness and participation.
This web page provides links to the summary of the meeting outcomes, the final report and decisions of the meeting and the pre-sessional documents.
Summary of meeting outcomes
The summary of outcomes provides highlights of the substantive decisions adopted by the meeting. Follow
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Final Report of the meeting
This provides a summary official record of the proceedings of the meeting together with the decisions adopted. Follow
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Decisions of the meeting
A link to the full list of all the decisions adopted by the meeting. Follow
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Documents
A link to the pre-sessional documents prepared by the Secretariat for the meeting. Click
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Related links
Notifications by the Executive Secretary
Coverage by the Earth Negotiation Bulletin
