Notification 2010-191

Resumed Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 October 2010: Revised draft COP-10 decision on Access and benefit-sharing

Dear Madam/Sir, With reference to the second resumed meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, to be held on 16 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, the Secretariat is pleased to circulate herewith a revised draft COP-10 decision on access and benefit-sharing submitted by the Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Mr. Timothy Hodges and Mr. Fernando Casas. It is being submitted on the clear understanding that this document has not been negotiated. It is proposed that the Working Group merely endorse the draft and forward it to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as a basis for discussion. The document is also available on the Secretariat website as part of the pre-session documentation for the meeting under the following link: https://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=ABSWG-09-3RD . Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

2010-10-05

Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing