Summary of the outcomes of COP-MOP 1

The gist of the decisions adopted by COP-MOP/1 can be summarized as follows:

• Decision procedure (Article 10, para.7)
• Information-sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House (Article 20, para.4)
• Capacity-building (Article 22; Article 28, para.3)
• Handling, transport, packaging and identification (Article 18)
• Compliance (Article 34)
• Liability and redress (Article 27)
• Monitoring and reporting (Article 33)
• Secretariat (Article 31, para.3)
• Guidance to the financial mechanism (Article 28, para. 5, Article 22)
• Consideration of other issues necessary for the effective implementation of the Protocol (e.g., Article 29, para.4)
• Medium-term programme of work
• Date and venue for the second meeting of the COP-MOP

Capacity-building (Article 22; Article 28, para.3):

Adopted interim guidelines for the roster of experts on biosafety to provide assistance, upon request, to developing countries and countries with economies in transition Parties to the Protocol in risk assessment and risk management, and in capacity building;

Adopted interim guidelines for the pilot phase of the voluntary fund for the roster of experts;

Adopted the Action Plan for Building Capacities for the Effective Implementation of the Protocol, together with a coordination mechanism for its implementation.