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 Operations and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House (Decision BS-II/2) The meeting adopted a multi-year programme of work for the operation of the Biosafety Clearing-House which has five main strategic objectives namely: 1) to improve ease of reporting and accessing information in the BCH; 2) to increase the amount of information that is currently being reported to the BCH and to ensure it is provided in a timely manner; 3) to make a broader range of biosafety information accessible to users of the BCH; 4) to enhance the capabilities of countries to access information through Internet-based BCH and to ensure that users without good Internet access are able to receive information made available through the BCH in a timely manner; and 5) to review the programme of work to ensure that is achieving the goals of the BCH effectively. The meeting also requested the Secretariat to continue to support capacity-building efforts to enable the active participation of countries in the BCH.
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 Operations and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House (Decision BS-II/2) The meeting adopted a multi-year programme of work for the operation of the Biosafety Clearing-House which has five main strategic objectives namely: 1) to improve ease of reporting and accessing information in the BCH; 2) to increase the amount of information that is currently being reported to the BCH and to ensure it is provided in a timely manner; 3) to make a broader range of biosafety information accessible to users of the BCH; 4) to enhance the capabilities of countries to access information through Internet-based BCH and to ensure that users without good Internet access are able to receive information made available through the BCH in a timely manner; and 5) to review the programme of work to ensure that is achieving the goals of the BCH effectively. The meeting also requested the Secretariat to continue to support capacity-building efforts to enable the active participation of countries in the BCH.
