Liability and redress (Article 27)
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Recalling Article 27 of the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety,
Also recalling its decision BS-I/8, in which it decided
to establish an Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and
Technical Experts on Liability and Redress, with the terms of
reference set out in the annex to the decision, to carry out the
process pursuant to Article 27 of the Protocol,
Conscious of the provision in Article 27 of the
Protocol that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting
of the Parties to the Protocol shall endeavour to complete this
process within four years of the first meeting of Conference of the
Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol,
Noting the report of the Technical Group of Experts on
Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety, which met in Montreal from 18 to 20 October 2004 in
preparation for the first meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working
Group (UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/2/INF/5),
Having considered the report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc
Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and
Redress on the work of its first meeting, held in Montreal from 25
to 27 May 2005 (UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/2/11),
Recalling that, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the
terms of reference of the Working Group, at its first meeting held
two years after the establishment of the Working Group, the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to
the Protocol to review progress and as necessary provide guidance
to the Group,
1. Takes note of the report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc
Working Group and the conclusions contained therein
(UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/2/11, para. 44);
2. Calls upon Parties, other Governments and other
stakeholders in a position to do so to provide financial resources
for the organization of the meetings of the Working Group envisaged
in the indicative work plan contained in decision BS-I/8;
3. Agrees that the second meeting of the Working Group
should be convened before the third meeting of the Conference of
the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol
and calls upon Parties, other Governments and other
stakeholders in a position to do so to provide the necessary
financial resources to enable the participation of developing
country Parties and Parties with economies in transition as
provided for in decision BS-I/10;
4. Invites the Working Group at its second meeting to
develop, for the consideration of the third meeting of the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties, a
report on the progress made to date.
