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Discussions of the AHTEG Sub-group
The discussions on this page can be followed by the general public but only members of the AHTEG Sub-group can participate in the discussion by posting messages. The discussions are ordered starting from the most recent.
For information on how the AHTEG Sub-group was formed, please refer to the report of the last meeting of the AHTEG. For an overview of the plan of work of the AHTEG Sub-group, please refer to the tentative calendar of activities.
Addressing remaining comments from the testing of the Guidance and incorporating new topics This discussion will be open till 4 April 2016.
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This space is reserved for members of the AHTEG Sub-group to discuss, organize and carry out their work.
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Working documents for this task: Additional documents:
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Drafting proposals to address substantive changes This discussion will be held between August and September 2015
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Organization and schedule of work:
IMPORTANT! Members of the AHTEG Sub-group, please refer to the following documents before starting the task:
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Revised background documents for this task: Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Section 5:
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Streamlining which suggestions for changes provided through the testing of the Guidance will be taken onboard during the revision of the Guidance, and providing a justification for each of the suggestions that will not be taken on board
This discussion will be held between 25 May and 22 June 2015 Discussions open and close at 1:00 a.m. GMT
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In this discussion, members of the AHTEG Sub-group are invited to streamline the suggestions for changes provided through the testing of the Guidance, while focusing on the 10 identified thematic areas (“sub-categories”) previously identified by the Sub-group plus one general sub-category for "other" topics.
The sub-categories include: “Audience”, “Scope”, “Relevancy of points to consider”, “Link between steps or sections (of the Guidance)”, “Language”, “Experience with LMOs & conventional practices”, “Actors and communication mechanisms”, “Consistency with the Cartagena Protocol”, “Concrete examples”, “Human health” and “others”.
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Identifying (i) which general issues highlighted in the testing of the Guidance may be incorporated or improved upon, (ii) whether or not any of the topics for additional guidance, prioritized by the previous AHTEG, could also be incorporated during the revision process Discussions will be held between 30 March and 13 April 2015 Discussions open and close at 1:00 a.m. GMT
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In this discussion, members of the sub-group are invited to identify (i) which general issues highlighted in the testing of the Guidance may be incorporated or improved upon, and (ii) whether or not any of the topics for additional guidance, as prioritized by the previous AHTEG, could also be incorporated during the revision process.
To facilitate the discussion, the Secretariat prepared and made available two background documents (available at http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/RA_ahteg_subgroup/):
- an Excel file containing the general comments provided through the testing of the Guidance and subsequently grouped into category B;
- an Word file containing the list of topics prioritized by the previous AHTEG for the development of further guidance.
In identifying the general issues and topics that may be incorporated or improved upon during the revision of the Guidance, as appropriate, members of the AHTEG sub-group are invited to focus on the “big picture”, taking into account the relevance and impact of each issue/topic in improving the Guidance, rather than going into detail of how that could be done. Members of the sub-group may also wish to consider assessing the feasibility of their proposals particularly when identifying new topics to be incorporated in the Guidance.
In other words, the AHTEG sub-group is invited to identify on which issues and topics the AHTEG could best focus its efforts with a view to revising the Guidance in an efficient manner, taking also into account the inherent challenges in the process, including time limitations, divergence of views, and the fact that it works primarily online, etc.
This discussion is crucial in the revision of the Guidance as its outputs will pave the way for all future steps in the process.
This discussion will take place from 30 March to 13 April 2015 at 1:00 a.m. GMT (i.e. for countries west of the Greenwich meridian, the discussion will close on the night of Sunday, 12 March 2015).
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Reviewing the grouping of comments done by the Secretariat and revising it as needed Discussions will be held between 9 and 23 March 2015 Discussions open and close at 1:00 a.m. GMT
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Guidelines for this discussion: - The AHTEG Sub-group is invited to evaluate whether each comment was placed in the most appropriate category, and to propose changes as needed;
- Proposals for changes may include moving a comment to another category, splitting a comment into several sub-comments, or merging different comments by the same author;
- Proposals for changes must include the section of the Guidance (e.g. Roadmap, Stacked genes, etc.) and the ID for each comment being referred to;
- In cases where the proposal for a change is concerned with only part of a comment, the proposal should clearly indicate the specific part of the comment it refers to (e.g. in comment Roadmap IDXX, move the following sentence “xxxx xxx xxx xxx xxx” from category “Y” to category “Z”);
- Members of the sub-group are kindly requested, at this point in time, not to make changes directly to the Excel tables but rather to explain their proposals in the online discussion.
This discussion will take place from 9 to 23 March 2015 at 1:00 a.m. GMT (i.e. for countries west of the Greenwich meridian, the discussion will close on the night of Sunday, 22 March 2015).
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