Documents
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4)
12 - 16 May 2008 - Bonn, Germany
65 document(s) currently available
Web Site Information for participants is available here. Calendar of side-events is available here.
- Final Report
- Official Documents (28)
- Information Documents (29)
- Other (7)
- Notifications (10)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/18
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/1
Provisional Agenda
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/1/ADD1
Annotations to the Provisional Agenda
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/2
Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/2/ADD1
Further Information and Experience Regarding Cases of Repeated Non Compliance under the Compliance Mechanisms of Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/3
Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/4
Status of capacity-building activities
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/4/ADD1
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/4/ADD2
Status Of Capacity Building Activities - Report on the Roster of Biosafety Experts
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/5
Matters Related to the Financial Mechanism and Resources
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/6
Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/7
Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/7/ADD1
Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Protocol and on Budgetary Matters
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/7/ADD2
Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010 (Addendum)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/8
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/9
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/10
Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/10/CORR1
Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 1
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/10/CORR2
Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 2
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/11
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/11/ADD1
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/12
Subsidiary Bodies: Potential Mechanisms for the Provision of Scientific and Technical Advice
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/13
Monitoring and Reporting under the Protocol (Article 33) - Analysis of information contained in the first national reports
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/14
Assessment and Review (Article 35)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/15
Socio-Economic Considerations (Article 26, Paragraph 2)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/16
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))
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/17
Review of Options for the Implementation of the Notification Requierments (Article 8)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/18
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/18/CORR1
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/1
Socio-Economic Considerations - Compilation of views and case-studies concerning socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/2
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/2/ADD1
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/3
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/4
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/5
Report of the Meeting Third Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity Building Activities
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/6
Report of the Second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/7
Report of the Fourth Liaison Group Meeting on Capacity-Building for Biosafety
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/8
Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/9
Ongoing Biosafety Capacity-Building Initiatives: A Compilation of Submissions Made by Parties, Other Governments and Relevant Organizations
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/10
Report on Assessment and Review (Article 35): Compilation of Submission of View
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/10/ADD1
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)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/11
Summary of Responses Submitted in the First Regular National Report
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/12
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Strategy for Financing Biosafety Activities
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/13
Report of the Canada-Norway Expert Workshop on Risk Assessment for Emerging Applications of Living Modified Organisms
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/14
Report of the African Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/15
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/16
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/17
Report of the Asia Subregional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/18
Outreach Strategy for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2008 – 2012)
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/19
Report of External Security Audit of the Central Portal of the Biosafety Clearing-House and its Infrastructure
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/20
Report of the 2007 Survey of Biosafety Clearing-House Users
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/21
Compilation of Submissions on Identified Constraints in Making
Information Available in the Biosafety Clearing-House
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/22
Compilation of Guidance Documents on Risk Assessment and Risk Management Available through the Biosafety Information Resource Centre of the Biosafety Clearing-House
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/23
Report of the Fourth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/24
Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and The Budget for the Trust Funds of the Protocol
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/25
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/26
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
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INF/27
List of Participants
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART
Information Note for Participants
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/A
Annex A
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/B
Annex B
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/BBIS
Annex B bis
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/C
Annex C
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/D
Annex D
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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/4/INFO/PART/E
Annex E
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2008
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2008-06-27
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SCBD/BS/CG/64305
(2008-074)
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)
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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2008-05-02
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SCBD/OES/AD/COP-MOP4/dk/63803
(2008-061)
Registration for delegates attending COP-MOP 4, Bonn, Germany, May 2008
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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2008-04-30
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SCBD/SEL/OJ/LG/cr/62508
(2008-060)
Reminder - Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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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2008-04-29
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SCBD/OES/AD/ab/62947
(2008-055)
Hotel reservations for delegates attending COP-MOP 4 and COP 9 meetings, Bonn, Germany, May 2008
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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2008-04-10
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SCBD/BS/CG/jh/63071
(2008-045)
African Regional Preparatory Meeting for 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), 12 -16 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
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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2008-03-28
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SCBD/OES/AD/ab/62947
(2008-032)
Hotel reservations for delegates attending COP-MOP 4 and COP 9 meetings
Bonn, Germany, May 2008
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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2008-02-26
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SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/62508
(2008-025)
Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
and Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Credentials
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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2008-02-18
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SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/62396
(2008-023)
Fair on experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol
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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2007
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2007-12-18
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SCBD/BS/CG/jh/61329
(2007-159)
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 (COP-MOP/4), 12-16 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
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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2007-10-23
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SCBD/OES/AD/CG/JH/60409
(2007-125)
Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/4), 12 - 16 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
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
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