Notification 2016-065

Dear Madam/Sir, Through notification 2016-028 of 26 February 2016, Parties to the Nagoya Protocol from the regions of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) and the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) were invited to nominate one expert each to participate in the informal advisory committee (IAC) to the ABS Clearing-House. Only one nomination was received from the GRULAC region, and notification 2016-045 of 5 April 2016 was circulated indicating the new composition of the IAC. Further to this date, the Secretariat received an additional nomination from the WEOG region and was notified by Hungary of the replacement of its expert. In light of these developments, you will find attached the final composition of the IAC to the ABS Clearing-House in preparation for its second meeting to be held from 20 to 22 June 2016, in Montreal, Canada.

Executive Secretary

To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)