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UNEP/CBD/BSWG/4/INF/1/ADD1

Article 11- Bilateral and regional agreements

UNEP/CBD/BSWG/4/INF/1

Chairman's Note on Articles 3-10 and 12-14

UNEP/CBD/BSWG/4/INF/3

Preamble

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety takes effect

Montreal, September 9, 2003 – The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first legally binding international agreement governing the transboundary movement of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology enters into force on Thursday, 11 September 2003.

Entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Press Kit

Dr. Klaus Toepfer, the Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), The Honourable Rejoyce Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism for South Africa, and Mr. Juan Mayr, the former Colombian Minister ...

WRI Welcomes New Treaty Governing Living Modified Organisms

WASHINGTON, DC, September 9, 2003 – The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes the coming into force of the first legally-binding international treaty governing shipments of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology

Reference: SCBD/BS/RH/jh/39043 (2003-095)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and other Governments

Submission of information to the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) on existing decisions related to (i) import of living modified organisms (LMOs) for intentional introduction into the environment and (ii) domestic use of LMOs intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing that may be s ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/XW/jh/39042 (2003-096)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and other Governments

Invitation to prepare for the possible election of members of a compliance committee under the Biosafety Protocol during the first meeting of the COP-MOP

Reference: SCBD/EDM/HZ/36473 (2003-099)
To: National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity and ICCP Focal Points

At the kind invitation of the Government of Malaysia, the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol (COP-MOP 1), will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 27 February 2004

Second International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health

17 - 19 September 2003, Catania, Italy

When Biosafety Becomes Binding: Marking the Entry Into Force of the UN CBD Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

17 September 2003, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/OES/HZ/MS/38362 (2003-102)
To: Intergovernmental Organizations, Non-governmental and Indigenous Organizations

The Executive Secretary invites Intergovernmental Organizations, Non-governmental and Indigenous Organizations to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol (COP-MOP 1), which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Mon ...

UNEP/CBD/LGTEBCH/2/1

Note by the Bureau of the ICCP on technical issues associated with the implementation of the Pilot Phase of the Biosafety Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/BS/RH/jh/38460 (2003-105)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and other Governments

The Executive Secretary conveys the Guidelines for National Participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)

Technical Meeting on the Implementation of the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) in Industrialized Countires: Experiences and Future Development

29 - 30 September 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/11

Secretariat (article 31, para.3)<br>Programme budget for the biosafety work programme for the biennium 2005-2006

International Symposium on Application of Gene-based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries

6 - 10 October 2003, Vienna, Austria

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/8

Report of the Status of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety<br>Status of the preparatory work for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of China

28 - 30 October 2003, Beijing, China

Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)

1 - 7 November 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/3/ADD1

Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on the work of its first meeting

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/3/ADD2

Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on the work of its second meeting

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/3/ADD3

Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on the work of its third meeting

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/3

Report of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/4

Procedures and mechanisms for facilitating decision-making by Parties of import (article 10, paragraph 7)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/14

Medium-term programme of work for the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety protocol (from the second to the fifth meetings)

Reference: SCBD/EDM/HZ/39831 (2003-117)
To: CBD and ICCP National Focal Points

This Notification serves to advise that based on new security regulations in respect of United Nations meetings, all participants to the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 7) and the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties servi ...

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/9

Liability and redress (Article 27)<br>Terms of reference for the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: synthesis report of submissions received from Parties, other Governments and organizations

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/10

Monitoring and reporting under the Protocol (Article 33): Format and timing for reporting

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/ET/jh/39070 (2003-118)
To: Cartagena Protocol/ICCP Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where Cartagena Protocol/ICCP focal points have not yet been designated)

Publication of a Special Edition of the CBD News devoted to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Joint meeting of the COP Bureau and ICCP Bureau

15 November 2003, Montreal, Canada

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/8

Compliance (Article 34)<br>Procedures and mechanisms on compliance under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/12

Guidance to the financial mechanism

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/5

Information-sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House (Article 20)

UNEP-GEF Sub-Regional Workshop for Latin America on Development of Regulatory Regime & Administrative Systems for National Biosafety Frameworks

25 - 28 November 2003, Santiago, Chile

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/6/ADD1

Roster of experts

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/6/ADD2

Operational guidelines for the Coordination Mechanism

Reference: SCBD/BSP/KGM/39890 (2003-121)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points BCH National Focal Points<br> cc: ICCP National Focal Points (where biosafety focal points have not yet been designated) and CBD National Focal Points (where biosafety focal points have not yet been designated)

Two new capacity-building tools for the Biosafety Clearing-House<br>(A Simple National Biosafety Clearing-House Application, and Offline BCH on CD-ROM)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/13

Consideration of other issues necessary for the effective implementation of the Protocol (e.g. Article 29, paragraph 4)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/6

Capacity-building for implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Article 22, Article 28)

Reference: SCBD/EDM/HZ/39991 (2003-124)
To: CBD and ICCP National Focal Points

Issuance of Entry Visas for Malaysia in respect of COP 7 and COP-MOP 1 Meetings

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/6/ADD3

Indicators for monitoring implementation of the Action Plan

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/INF/2

The capacity building (Article 22 and Article 28, paragraph 3)<br>Compilation of Submissions on Capacity-building and an Update on Existing Projects and Other Initiatives

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/7

Handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms (Article 18)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/9/ADD1

Update on developments in national, international and regional legal instruments on liability and redress

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/INF/5

Liability and redress (Article 27)<br>Compilation of information on national, regional and international measures and agreements in the field of liability and redress for damage resulting from the transboundary movements of living modified organisms

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/INF/9

Monitoring and reporting (Article 33)<br>Compilation of views on the draft format for reporting under Article 33 of the Protocol

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/INF/15

Entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Requirements that need to be fulfilled following the date of entry into force

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/RR/41123 (2003-130)
To: CBD and ICCP National Focal Points

Representation and Credentials on COP 7 and COP-MOP 1 Meetings

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/INF/1

Information sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)<br>Compilation of views on the status, operations and modalities of the Biosafety Clearing House