Recalling its recommendation to
Parties, contained in paragraph 2 of
decision
BS-II/8, to consider the elements referred to therein in
implementing Article 8 of the Protocol,
Recalling also its
decision
BS-IV/18 to further review this item at the present meeting of
the Parties to the Protocol based on national implementation
experiences that may be communicated through the second national
reports,
Recognizing that, based on the
analysis of information in the second national reports, a number of
Parties still need to take appropriate legal and administrative
measures with a view to implementing the notification requirements
specified in Article 8 of the Protocol,
Recalling paragraph 3 of
decision
BS-V/2 regarding the LMO quick-link tool available in the
Biosafety Clearing-House, which is intended to facilitate easy
access to information on specific living modified organisms,
1.Requests Parties to
address any gaps that may exist in their domestic implementation of
the notification requirements under Article 8 of the Protocol,
including in the context of their general obligation to take the
necessary and appropriate legal, administrative and other measures
to implement their obligations under the Protocol, in accordance
with paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Protocol;
2.Decides that possible
further review of this item should only take place if there is a
documented need, indicated by Parties through national reports or
other submissions, including to the Biosafety Clearing-House, that
demonstrate challenges in implementing obligations under Article 8,
taking also into account experiences of acknowledging receipt of
notification in the context of Article 9;
3.Invites Parties, other
Governments and relevant organizations to consider using the LMO
quick-link tool by their relevant national authorities where
reference is made to a living modified organism;
4.Encourages Parties, other
Governments and relevant organizations to share, through the
Biosafety Clearing-House, experiences and best practices on the
implementation of notification requirements under Article 8 of the
Protocol.
