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 Risk assessment and risk management (Decision BS-II/9) COP-MOP 2 decided to establish an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment to further consider the nature and scope of existing approaches to risk assessment, evaluate such approaches and identify any gaps, and identify capacity-building needs. The third meeting of the COP-MOP will further consider risk assessment and risk management on the basis of the pre-sessional paper prepared by the Secretariat synthesizing the findings of the expert group, information received in interim national reports under the Protocol, and the submissions and guidance materials received prior the second meeting of the COP-MOP. The Executive Secretary was requested to convene, prior to the fourth meeting of the COP-MOP and subject to availability of financial resources, regional workshops on capacity-building and exchange of experiences on risk assessment risk management of LMOs.
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 Risk assessment and risk management (Decision BS-II/9) COP-MOP 2 decided to establish an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment to further consider the nature and scope of existing approaches to risk assessment, evaluate such approaches and identify any gaps, and identify capacity-building needs. The third meeting of the COP-MOP will further consider risk assessment and risk management on the basis of the pre-sessional paper prepared by the Secretariat synthesizing the findings of the expert group, information received in interim national reports under the Protocol, and the submissions and guidance materials received prior the second meeting of the COP-MOP. The Executive Secretary was requested to convene, prior to the fourth meeting of the COP-MOP and subject to availability of financial resources, regional workshops on capacity-building and exchange of experiences on risk assessment risk management of LMOs.
