BS-IV/13. Subsidiary bodies
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Recalling its decision BS-III/13, paragraph 2,
Noting the note by the Executive Secretary
(UNEP/CBD/COP-MOP/4/12), which identifies potential mechanisms for
the provision of scientific and technical advice and the estimated
costs associated with each such potential mechanism,
Recognizing the need for adequate and timely scientific
and technical advice to facilitate the effective implementation of
the Protocol,
Recognizing also the financial implications of
potential mechanisms for the provision of scientific and technical
advice,
Considering the possibility of seeking and utilizing,
by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Protocol, the services and cooperation of, and
information provided by, competent bodies in accordance with
paragraph 4(c) of Article 29 of the Protocol,
1. Decides to establish, as necessary, ad hoc technical
expert groups, with specific mandates to address one or more
scientific and technical issues as the need arises, and to make
recommendations to the Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Protocol;
2. Agrees to consider, at its sixth meeting, the need
to establish an open-ended subsidiary body for scientific and
technical advice under the Protocol.
