The objective of these Guidelines is to:
(a) Facilitate and give guidance to the practical application of the provisions of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the National Biosafety Framework Law relevant to GMOs;

(b) Encourage the development of methodologies to access information, public participation and access to justice with respect to GMOs;

(c) Stimulate open, transparent, efficient and accountable decision-making on activities with GMOs, thereby fostering good practices for public participation in decision-making that may go beyond the scope of these guidelines; and

(d) Promote and facilitate public awareness, education and participation in decisionmaking
on activities involving GMOs.