Documents

Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Provisional Agenda

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Further Information and Experience Regarding Cases of Repeated Non Compliance under the Compliance Mechanisms of Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House

Status of capacity-building activities

Status of Capacity-Building Activities - Report on the use of indicators in monitoring the implementation of the Action Plan for Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Protocol and proposals for their further development

Status Of Capacity Building Activities - Report on the Roster of Biosafety Experts

Matters Related to the Financial Mechanism and Resources

Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives

Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010

Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Protocol and on Budgetary Matters

Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010 (Addendum)

Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification: Synthesis of Views and Information on the Need for and Modalities of Developing Standards in the Context of Paragraph 3 of Article 18

Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification of Living Modified Organisms - Synthesis of information on experience gained with the use of sampling of living modified organisms and detection techniques and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for acceptability of, and harmonizing, sampling and detection techniques (Paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)

Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 1

Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 2

Final Report of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Final Report of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Addendum)

Subsidiary Bodies: Potential Mechanisms for the Provision of Scientific and Technical Advice

Monitoring and Reporting under the Protocol (Article 33) - Analysis of information contained in the first national reports

Assessment and Review (Article 35)

Socio-Economic Considerations (Article 26, Paragraph 2)

Public Awareness and Participation - Interim report on the status of implementation of public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (Article 23, paragraph 1 (a))

Review of Options for the Implementation of the Notification Requierments (Article 8)

Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Informe de la cuarta reunión de la Conferencia de las partes en el Convenio sobre la diversidad biológica que actúa como reunión de las partes en el Protocolo de Cartagena sobre seguridad de la biotecnología (Corrigendum)

Socio-Economic Considerations - Compilation of views and case-studies concerning socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms

Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification: Compilation of information submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on experience gained with the use of techniques for the sampling and detection of living modified organisms and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for the acceptability of, and harmonizing sampling and detection techniques (paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification - Compilation, as at 11 April 2008, of additional information submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on experience gained with the use of techniques for the sampling and detection of living modified organisms and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for the acceptability of, and harmonizing sampling and detection techniques (paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification (Article 18.3) - Compilation of views submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on the adequacy of existing rules and standards for identification, handling, packaging and transport of goods and substances to address concerns relating to living modified organisms (paragraph 3 of Article 18) and on gaps that may exist that may justify a need to develop new rules and standards

Status of Capacity-Building Activities - Compilation of submission on the operational experience in the use of preliminary criteria and indicators for monitoring implementation of the capacity-building Action Plan and proposals for their further development and refinement

Report of the Meeting Third Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity Building Activities

Report of the Second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training

Report of the Fourth Liaison Group Meeting on Capacity-Building for Biosafety

Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety

Ongoing Biosafety Capacity-Building Initiatives: A Compilation of Submissions Made by Parties, Other Governments and Relevant Organizations

Report on Assessment and Review (Article 35): Compilation of Submission of View

Assessment and Review (Article 35) - Compilation of submissions of information on experience gained with the use of documents to identify transboundary movements of living modified organisms destined for contained use and those intended for intentional introduction into the environment (paragraphs 2(b) and 2(c), Article 18)

Summary of Responses Submitted in the First Regular National Report

Global Environment Facility (GEF) Strategy for Financing Biosafety Activities

Report of the Canada-Norway Expert Workshop on Risk Assessment for Emerging Applications of Living Modified Organisms

Report of the African Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms

Report of the Central and Eastern Europe Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms

Report of the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms

Report of the Asia Subregional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms

Outreach Strategy for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2008 – 2012)

Report of External Security Audit of the Central Portal of the Biosafety Clearing-House and its Infrastructure

Report of the 2007 Survey of Biosafety Clearing-House Users

Compilation of Submissions on Identified Constraints in Making Information Available in the Biosafety Clearing-House

Compilation of Guidance Documents on Risk Assessment and Risk Management Available through the Biosafety Information Resource Centre of the Biosafety Clearing-House

Report of the Fourth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities

Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and The Budget for the Trust Funds of the Protocol

Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives - Report on the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme in the area of biological diversity and biosafety

Governmental and Non-Governmental Bodies or Agencies Which Have Informed the Secretariat of Their Wish to Be Represented As Observers at the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving As the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

List of Participants

Information Note for Participants

Annex A

Annex B

Annex B bis

Annex C

Annex D

Annex E

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SCBD/BS/CG/64305 (2008-074)

This is to kindly inform you that the report of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/4) is now made available as document UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/18.

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SCBD/OES/AD/COP-MOP4/dk/63803 (2008-061)

The Secretariat would like to inform delegates attending the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4), being held in Bonn, Germany, from 12-16 May 2008, that pre-registration of delegates will be transferred from our offices in Montreal to the on-site location of the COP-MOP 4 on Tuesday, 6 May, 2008.

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SCBD/SEL/OJ/LG/cr/62508 (2008-060)

I wish to remind Parties that, in accordance with rule 18, credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary, if possible not later than twenty-four hours after the opening of the meeting. Parties are further reminded that credentials must be issued either by the Head of State or government, or by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or in the case of a regional economic integration organization by the competent authority of that organization. Finally, please note that separate and distinct credentials are required for each meeting.

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SCBD/OES/AD/ab/62947 (2008-055)

The Secretariat would, once again, kindly like to remind delegates attending the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4) and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), being held in Bonn, Germany, in May 2008, that hotel reservations should only be made through the official hotel partner of the Conference, Tourismus & Congress GmbH. The coordinates for Tourismus & Congress GmbH can be found in the Information Note for Participants, as well as on the Secretariat website at the URL addresses indicated below. Reservations should be finalised by no later than 10 May as the Secretariat has been informed that, past this date, negotiated room rates and availability can not be guaranteed.

Action required by 2008-05-10

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SCBD/BS/CG/jh/63071 (2008-045)

I have the honour to inform you that, with to the generous financial support of the Government of Germany and the African Union, the African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the COP/MOP 4 will take place on 10-11 May 2008 at Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. The meeting will be assisted by Mr. Worku Damena Yifru, Programme Officer, who may be reached by phone at: +1 (514) 287-7006 or by e-mail at: worku.yifru@cbd.int. You will find attached the draft provisional agenda for the meeting.

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SCBD/OES/AD/ab/62947 (2008-032)

The Secretariat would like to remind delegates attending the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4) and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), to be held in Bonn, Germany, in May 2008, that hotel reservations should only be made through the official hotel partners of the Conference.

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SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/62508 (2008-025)

I have the honour to refer to Notifications 2007 124 and 2007-125 dated 23 October 2007 conveying the invitation to participate in the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held respectively in Bonn, Germany, from 12-16 May and 19-30 May 2008.

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SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/62396 (2008-023)

I have the honour to inform you that a fair on experiences with implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will be held at the margins of the fourth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol from 12 to16 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

Action required by 2008-03-27

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SCBD/BS/CG/jh/61329 (2007-159)

I refer to Notification 2007-125 of 23 October 2007 concerning the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/4), which will be held at the Maritim Hotel Bonn, in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008.

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SCBD/OES/AD/CG/JH/60409 (2007-125)

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/4) will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008. Subject to the availability of funding, the meeting will be preceded by regional preparatory meetings. To date, the Secretariat has received the generous financial support from the Government of Germany and the African Union for the African Group preparatory meeting.

Notification to: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated

Action required by 2007-12-31