The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety About the Protocol Background Text of the ProtocolParties & SignatoriesMeetings & Documents Parties List of Parties National Focal PointsCompetent National AuthoritiesNational ReportsStatus of ContributionsCountry Profiles COP-MOP COP-MOP Decisions COP-MOP BureauCOP-MOP MeetingsCOP-MOP 5 Issues Capacity Building ComplianceFinancial MechanismHandling, Transport, Packaging and IdentificationLiability and RedressMonitoring and ReportingRisk Assessment and ManagementRoster of ExpertsOther Issues BCH Background Mode of OperationHow the BCH worksBCH-IAC Further Resources Frequently Asked Questions Media and Outreach5th Anniversary of the Protocol Cartagena Protocol // Summary Thursday // 1.8.2009 Summary of the outcomes of COP-MOP 2 Rules of procedure for meetings of the Compliance Committee (Decision BS-II/1)Operations and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House (Decision BS-II/2)Status of capacity building activities (Decision BS-II/3) Matters related to the financial mechanism and resources (Decision BS-II/5)Cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives (Decision BS-II/6) Options for implementation of Article 8 (Decision BS-II/8) Risk assessment and risk management (Decision BS-II/9)Handling, transport, packaging and Identification (Article 18) Socio-economic considerations (Decision BS-II/12) Public awareness and participation (Decision BS-II/13)Date and venue for the third meeting of the COP-MOP Handling, transport, packaging and Identification (Article 18) The meeting was unable to adopt a decision on the detailed identification requirements in the documentation accompanying shipments of living modified organisms intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing as required in Article 18.2 (a) due to lack of consensus. However, meeting took a decision (BS-II/10) regarding documentation requirement for LMOs destined for contained use or for intentional introduction into the environment (Article 18.2(b) and (c)). The decision urges Parties and invites other governments to take necessary measures to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs 2 (b) and 2 (c) of Article 18 of the Protocol as elaborated by decision BS-I/6 B are fully complied with. It also urges Parties of import to make available to the BCH information on their domestic import and documentation requirements with respect to LMOs for contained use and intentional introduction into the environment.
Cartagena Protocol // Summary Thursday // 1.8.2009 Summary of the outcomes of COP-MOP 2 Rules of procedure for meetings of the Compliance Committee (Decision BS-II/1)Operations and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House (Decision BS-II/2)Status of capacity building activities (Decision BS-II/3) Matters related to the financial mechanism and resources (Decision BS-II/5)Cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives (Decision BS-II/6) Options for implementation of Article 8 (Decision BS-II/8) Risk assessment and risk management (Decision BS-II/9)Handling, transport, packaging and Identification (Article 18) Socio-economic considerations (Decision BS-II/12) Public awareness and participation (Decision BS-II/13)Date and venue for the third meeting of the COP-MOP Handling, transport, packaging and Identification (Article 18) The meeting was unable to adopt a decision on the detailed identification requirements in the documentation accompanying shipments of living modified organisms intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing as required in Article 18.2 (a) due to lack of consensus. However, meeting took a decision (BS-II/10) regarding documentation requirement for LMOs destined for contained use or for intentional introduction into the environment (Article 18.2(b) and (c)). The decision urges Parties and invites other governments to take necessary measures to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs 2 (b) and 2 (c) of Article 18 of the Protocol as elaborated by decision BS-I/6 B are fully complied with. It also urges Parties of import to make available to the BCH information on their domestic import and documentation requirements with respect to LMOs for contained use and intentional introduction into the environment.