Search Results

Reference: SCBD/BS/WD/jh/43528 (2004-064)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been nominated), Relevant international organizations

Invitation to make nominations for the Workshop on capacity building and exchange of experiences as related to paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Biosafety Protocol (Decision BS-I/6, Section D) - 1 to 3 November 2004, Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/BS/KGM/43548 (2004-066)
To: BCH National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to participate in a survey seeking views on the operation of the Biosafety Clearing-House, for input into the longer-term programme of work in accordance with paragraph 12 of Decision BS-I/3.

UNEP/CBD/BS/WS-CB-HTPI/1/1/ADD1

Annotations to the provisional agenda

Reference: SCBD/BS/XW/ds/43450 (2004-069)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been nominated), Relevant international organizations

This is a reminder of the Secretariat’s earlier communication dated 7 July 2004 regarding the invitation to make nominations for a Technical Group of Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reference: SCBD/BS/XW/ds/43450). In view of the fact that ...

UNEP/CBD/BS/TEG-L&R/1/2

Synthesis of views submitted in response to the questionnaire on liability and redress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified organisms (article 27 of the protocol)

Reference: SCBD/BSP/CS/XW/jh/44972 (2004-074)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been nominated), Relevant international organizations

I am pleased to convey herewith the composition of the Technical Group of Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, to be convened pursuant to Decision BS-I/8 of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Partie ...

11th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure (INC-11)

18 - 24 September 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

UNEP/CBD/BS/TEG-L&R/1/INF/1

Compilation of views submitted in response to questionnaire on liability and redress for damage resulting from transboundary movement of LMOs

Document

Information for Participants

Reference: SCBD/BSP/CS/WDY/jh/45008 (2004-080)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been nominated) Relevant international organizations

I am pleased to convey herewith the composition of the workshop on capacity building and exchange of experiences on the safe handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms, as related to the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Protocol, to be conven ...

8th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms

26 - 30 September 2004, Montpellier, France

Reference: SCBD/BS/BCH/KGM/45018 (2004-081)
To: CPB-NFPs, BCH-NFPs, CBD-NFPs, SBSTTA-NFPs, GTI-NFPs

Invitation to participate in the online conference on “Biosafety Considerations in the use of Genetically Modified Organisms for Management of Animal Populations”, hosted on the Biosafety Clearing-House from 18 October to 15 November 2004.

Coordination meeting for representatives of academic institutions actively involved in education and training programmes in biosafety (organized by SAEFL in collaboration with the CBD Secretariat)

4 - 6 October 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

Document

Handing, transport, packing and identification (Article 18): Compilation of views and relevant information on paragraph 2 (a) of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

UNEP/CBD/BS/BCH-IAC/1/2

Draft operational procedures for the informal advisory committee on the biosafety clearing-house

UNEP/CBD/BS/BCH-IAC/1/1/ADD1

Organization of work: Adoption of the agenda <br> Annotations to the provisional agenda

Technical Group of Experts on Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

18 - 20 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

Biosafety Considerations in the use of Genetically Modified Organisms for Management of Animal Populations - Online Conference

18 October - 15 November 2004, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/BS/KGM/jh/45068 (2004-086)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points BCH National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where biosafety focal points have not yet been designated)

Composition of the experts participating in the meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House

Workshop on capacity-building and exchange of experiences as related to the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Biosafety Protocol

1 - 3 November 2004, Bonn, Germany

UNEP/CBD/BS/BCH-IAC/1/3

Review of the biosafety clearing-house, incorporating results from the questionnaire

UNEP/CBD/BS/BCH-IAC/1/4

Elements of a longer-term programme of work for the biosafety clearing-house

Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House

9 - 10 November 2004, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/ds/45143 (2004-094)
To: CPB National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not been designated) Relevant organizations

Reminder to the Governments and/or relevant organizations concerning the preparations for the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to send their submissions no later than 31 December 2004.

UNEP/CBD/BS/TEG-L&R/1/3

Report of the technical group of experts on liability and redress in the context of the cartagena protocol ob biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/45183 (2004-109)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated)

I am pleased to inform you that the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/2) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 30 May to 3 June 2005.

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/45183 (2004-110)
To: Relevant international organizations

I have the honour to inform you that, pursuant to decision BS-I/13 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol will be held ...

Reference: SCBD/BSP/XW/jh/46195 (2004-111)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been nominated) Relevant international organizations

I am pleased to convey herewith the report of the meeting of the Technical Group of Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which was held in Montreal, Canada, from 18 to 20 October 2004, pursuant to Decision BS-I/8 of the first meeting of the Conf ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/RH/jh/40682 (2005-001)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been nominated)

In accordance with the Interim Guidelines for the Roster of Experts on Biosafety, developed by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) at its second meeting(recommendation 2/9-B), I am pleased to send to you a hard copy summary of the roster of experts on b ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/46041 (2005-004)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been nominated) Relevant international organizations

The first Coordination Meeting for government and organizations implementing or funding biosafety-related capacity building activities will take place in Montreal, Canada from 26 to 27 January 2005, to provide an opportunity for sharing information on their on-going capacity-building activities ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/46042 (2005-005)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been nominated) Relevant international organizations

The Liaison Group meeting will be held at the premises of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, from 27 to 28 January 2005, to provide advice to the Executive Secretary on ways and means to enhance coordination and international cooperation in implementat ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/WDY/jh/46727 (2005-009)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated)

Reference is made to Decision BS-I/6 of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP). In paragraph 6 of the Decision, the COP-MOP established an open-ended technical expert group on identification requi ...

Coordination meeting for governments and organizations implementing or funding biosafety capacity-building activities

26 - 27 January 2005, Montreal, Canada

Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety

27 - 28 January 2005, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/ds/46109 (2005-011)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB have not yet been designated)

Reference is made to my communication of 20 December 2004 regarding the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol which will be held from 30 May to 3 June 2005 in Montreal.

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/47615 (2005-022)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated). Relevant Organizations

Further to our Notification dated 20 December 2004 (<a href='/doc/notifications/2004/ntf-2004-110-bs-en.pdf'>Ref.: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/45183</a>), I am pleased to remind you that the first meeting of the Ah Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol ...

Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

14 - 16 March 2005, Montreal, Canada

Open-ended Technical Expert Group on Identification Requirements of Living Modified Organisms Intended for Direct Use as Food or Feed, or for Processing (Article 18.2(a))

16 - 18 March 2005, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/ABw/48250 (2005-037)
To: All National Focal Points for Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to announce that an interactive collaborative portal for members of the Biosafety Capacity-Building Network is now available through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH). We are inviting all Governments and organizations active in biosafety issues to become members of Network in order ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/ABw/48251 (2005-038)
To: All National Focal Points for Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the capacity-building databases, which are accessible through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) at: <a href="http://bch.biodiv.org/capacitybuilding/default.shtml">http://bch.biodiv.org/capacitybuilding/default.shtml</a>, currently contain more than 150 active rec ...

Reference: SCBD/BCH/KGM/49031 (2005-061)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points BCH National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where biosafety focal points have not yet been designated)

Following the transition of the BCH from the pilot phase to the fully operational phase and adoption of modalities for its operation (decision BS-I/3), the Secretariat has received valuable feedback from Governments and organizations regarding several proposed improvements to its operation. Acc ...

Member governments of the Biosafety Protocol to meet to finalize documentation rules for genetically modified commodities

Montreal, 24 May 2005 – More than 800 government officials, civil society and business representatives will meet here next week from 30 May to 3 June for the second meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress under the Biosafety Protocol

25 - 27 May 2005, Montreal, Canada

Biosafety Clearing-House Training Workshop

28 - 29 May 2005, Montreal, Canada

Meeting of the COP-MOP Bureau

29 - 30 May 2005, Montreal, Canada

Biosafety Protocol conference to finalize shipping documentation rules for genetically modified commodities

Montreal, 30 May 2005 – The 119 member governments to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety are meeting here this week until 3 June to clarify international trade rules for genetically modified commodities.

Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

30 May - 3 June 2005, Montreal, Canada

Statement by Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Montreal, Canada, 30 May – 3 June 2005

Biosafety Protocol Conference ends without agreement on shipping documentation rules for genetically modified commodities

Montreal, 3 June 2005. The 118 countries and the European Community, who are members to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, have ended their second meeting without agreement on the shipping documentation requirements for bulk shipments of living modified organisms (LMOs), (also known as geneti ...

Reference: SCBD/BS/CS/jh/49497 (2005-073)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and other Governments

Parties and other Governments are reminded that interim national reports are expected to be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 11 September 2005, in an official language of the United Nations, in both hard copy and electronic format, and using the reporting format annexed to decision BS-I/9.