Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
This Portal is home to ongoing discussions and work on the handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. You will find information on the
Training of Trainers' Workshops for customs officials on the identification and documentation of LMOs. You will also find archives of past discussions such as the
Online Forum on Standards for LMO Shipments (paragraph 3 of Article 18 of the Protocol.)
Please explore the links at left for more information.
Latest News
- 30-01-2012 - Issue 1 of the Biosafety Technical Series is now available online. The title of the issue is "Standards for Shipments of Living Modified Organisms: Outcomes of an Online Forum"
- 08-09-2011 - The Asia sub-regional Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will take place in New Delhi, India, 21-25 November 2011. See the notification calling for nominations to participate. The deadline for nominations is 14 October 2011.
- 07-09-2011 - The report of the Central and Eastern European Regional Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available.
- 01-08-2011 - Invitation for nominations to establish an electronic network of LMO detection laboratories further to decision BS-V/9.
