Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity Text and Annexes, 2000, Montreal, secretariat of the Convention

Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

9. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

13. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so

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It reaffirmed the commitment to respect traditional lifestyles relevant to biological diversity and the need to implement the Convention and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

8. Emphasizes that the effective implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will require full support from parties and relevant international organizations, and further urges parties to facilitate capacity building in biosafety in developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition, including to develop and strengthen national capacities for making the required information available to and interacting with the Biosafety Clearing House

3. Also notes the outcome of the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held at Nairobi from 1 to 5 October 2001

3. Also notes the outcome of the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held at The Hague from 22 to 26 April 2002

Parties are under an obligation to report cases of illegal transboundary movements to the Biosafety Clearing House, which was This clearinghouse is accessible to all Parties to the Protocol.

(7) Regional Training Center of BioSafety

7. Welcomes the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity,See UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex. on 11 September 2003, and the convening of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Protocol to consider doing so

16. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so, reiterates the commitment of States parties to the Protocol to support its implementation, and stresses that this will require the full support of parties and of relevant international organizations, in particular with regard to the provision of assistance to developing countries in capacity building for biosafety

On the other hand, tThe Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention explicitly addresses the issue of illegal transboundary movement of living modified organisms (LMOs), and In this regard, certain tools hadve been established within the framework of the Protocol to deal with the issue.

12. Welcomes the launching of the pilot phase of the Biosafety Clearing House, and calls for strengthened international support for developing countries to build their national capacities to interact with it and to benefit from its expeditious strengthening so that it becomes fully functional at the time of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

5. Invites parties to the Convention to ratify or accede to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological DiversitySee UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex. as soon as possible

3. Notes also the outcome of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety UNEP CBD BS COP MOP 3 15.

6. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological DiversitySee UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex. to consider doing so

Recalling the relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological DiversityUnited Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1760, No. 30619. as well as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity,See UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex.

Recognizing the importance of the adoption by the Conference of the Parties, in its decision EM I 3 of 29 January 2000,See UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex. of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the subsequent signature of the Protocol by seventy five parties to the Convention,

The Forum recommends that the precautionary principle underpin the regulation of the introduction of technologies, such as genetically modified crops, including genetic utilization restriction technologies, the terminator seed technology , and further recommends that Governments ratify and implement the Biosafety Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Expressing its deep appreciation to the Government of the Netherlands for hosting the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held at The Hague from 7 to 26 April 2002,

Noting that one hundred and eighty nine States and one regional economic integration organization have ratified the Convention and that one hundred and forty two States and one regional economic integration organization have ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity,Ibid., vol. 2226, No. 30619.

Croatia was determined to work within the framework of the relevant United Nations conventions on climate change, biodiversity and biosafety.

13. Emphasizes the need for a substantial increase in financial and technical resources for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety by developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and in this regard welcomes the successful and substantial third replenishment of the Global Environment Facility

12. Underlines the need for increased financial and technical resources for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety by developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition, and in this regard welcomes the successful and substantial third replenishment of the Global Environment Facility

Recalling also the Convention on Biological Diversity,United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1760, No. 30619. which was ratified by one hundred and eighty eight States and one regional economic integration organization, and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity,See UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex.

Expressing its deep appreciation also to the Government of Germany for its offer to host the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2008,

11. Calls upon the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to continue to work closely with the Global Environment Facility and other relevant institutions to help developing countries to build the required national capacities to prepare for the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, including in the areas of risk assessment and risk management

Recognizing the importance of the adoption by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, in its decision EM I 3 of 29 January 2000,See UNEP CBD ExCOP 1 3 and Corr.1, part two, annex. of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the subsequent signature of the Protocol by one hundred and three parties to the Convention by 5 June 2001, and the ratification thereof or accession thereto by nine parties to date,

His country had hosted the seventh meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in February 2004 and the first meeting of the Conference serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, whose work had been described in the note by the Secretary General on implementation of United Nations environmental conventions (A 59 197).

Thus, by applying the biosafety standards of developed countries it is not always possible to reach conclusions on the type of biological activities being carried out elsewhere.

Expressing its deep appreciation also to the Government of Brazil for its offer to host the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, to be held in the first half of 2006,

As a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity and to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Myanmar was trying hard to preserve the rich biological diversity of its territory, which contained, among others, 100 types of bamboo, about 30 species of rattan, 800 species of orchids, close to 1,000 species of birds, almost 300 species of mammals and approximately 360 known species of reptiles.

Expressing its deep appreciation to the Government of Brazil for hosting the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held in Curitiba from 20 to 31 March, and from 13 to 17 March 2006, respectively,

6. Recognizes the importance of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,Ibid., vol. 2226, No. 30619. to be held in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008, and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, to be held in Bonn from 19 to 30 May 2008

In that connection, she drew attention to the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing, mandated by the Conference of the Parties to develop guidelines and welcomed the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which sought a more balanced approach to the interests of countries importing and exporting genetically modified organisms.

See, e.g., Additional Protocol I, art. 77 Additional Protocol II, art.

c. For China's national legal framework and enforcement measures with regard to accounting for the storage of biological weapons and related materials, see the General Biosafety Standard for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.

On behalf of UNMOVIC, a roster expert attended the International Conference on Biosafety and Biorisks held in Lyons (France) in March 2005, which was organized by the Center for Biosecurity and WHO.

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