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

Information-sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House (Article 20, para.4):

Approved the transition of the Biosafety Clearing-House from the pilot phase to the fully operational phase and adopted modalities for its operation, which outline the role of the Biosafety Clearing-House, its characteristics, its administration, the role of Biosafety Clearing-House focal points, modalities for technical oversight and advice, the obligations of partner organizations, reporting arrangements, and modalities for periodic review by the COP-MOP.