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The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Number of parties: 159

Theme: Biological Diversity

Abstract: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) ...more »

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Entry into force: 2003

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Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Bonn, 12 May, 2008 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
BS-IV/1	Report Of The Compliance Committee	decision (Active)
BS-IV/2	Operation And Activities Of The Biosafety Clearing-house	decision (Active)
BS-IV/3	Capacity-building	decision (Active)
BS-IV/4	Roster Of Biosafety Experts	decision (Active)
BS-IV/5	Financial Mechanism And Resources	decision (Active)
BS-IV/6	Cooperation With Other Organizations, Conventions And Initiatives	decision (Active)
BS-IV/15	Assessment And Review	decision (Active)
BS-IV/9	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modified Organisms: Paragraph 2(a) Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-IV/10	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modified Organisms: Paragraph 3 Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-IV/11	Risk Assessment And Risk Management	decision (Active)
BS-IV/12	Liability And Redress Under The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	decision (Active)
BS-IV/13	Subsidiary Bodies	decision (Active)
BS-IV/14	Monitoring And Reporting Under The Protocol Related terms National Reporting	decision (Active)
BS-IV/7	Programme Budget For The Costs Of The Secretariat Services For And The Biosafety Work Programme Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety For The Biennium 2009 2010	decision (Active)
BS-IV/8	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modified Organisms: Paragraphs 2(b) And (c) Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-IV/16	Socio-economic Considerations (article 26, Paragraph 2)	decision (Active)
BS-IV/17	Public Awareness, Education And Participation	decision (Active)
BS-IV/18	Notification Requirements (article 8)	decision (Active)

Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Brazil, Curitiba, 13 Mar, 2006 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
BS-III/12	Liability And Redress Under The Biosafety Protocol	decision (Active)
BS-III/13	Subsidiary Bodies	decision (Active)
BS-III/14	Monitoring And Reporting	decision (Active)
BS-III/15	Assessment And Review	decision (Active)
BS-III/16	Other Issues (transit)	decision (Active)
BS-III/17	Tribute To The Government And People Of The Federative Republic Of Brazil	decision (Active)
BS-III/18	Date And Venue Of The Fourth Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Protocol	decision (Active)
BS-III/1	Compliance	decision (Active)
BS-III/2	Operations And Activities Of The Biosafety Clearing-house	decision (Active)
BS-III/3	Capacity-building	decision (Active)
BS-III/4	Capacity-building (roster Of Experts)	decision (Active)
BS-III/5	Matters Related To The Financial Mechanism And Resources	decision (Active)
BS-III/6	Cooperation	decision (Active)
BS-III/7	Programme Budget For The Costs Of The Secretariat Services For And The Biosafety Work Programme Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety For The Biennium 2007-2008	decision (Active)
BS-III/8	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modifed Organisms: Paragraphs 2 (b) And 2 (c) Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-III/9	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modifed Organisms: Paragraph 3 Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-III/10	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modified Organisms: Paragraph 2 (a) Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-III/11	Risk Assessment And Risk Management	decision (Active)

Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Montreal, 30 May, 2005 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
BS-II/4	Capacity Building (roster Of Experts)	decision (Active)
BS-II/5	Matters Related To The Financial Mechanism And Resources	decision (Active)
BS-II/6	Cooperation With Other Organizations, Conventions And Initiatives Related terms Relationship between Instruments, International Cooperation and Coordination, Cooperation and Coordination (amongst MEAs) and Synergies	decision (Active)
BS-II/7	Administration Of The Cartagena Protocol And Performance Of The Protocol Trust Funds For The 2005-2006 Biennium	decision (Active)
BS-II/8	Options For Implementation Of Article 8	decision (Active)
BS-II/9	Risk Assessment And Risk Management	decision (Active)
BS-II/10	Paragraphs 2 (b) And 2 (c) Of Article 18	decision (Active)
BS-II/11	Liability And Redress (article 27)	decision (Active)
BS-II/12	Socio-economic Considerations	decision (Active)
BS-II/13	Public Awareness And Participation	decision (Active)
BS-II/14	Other Scientific And Technical Issues That May Be Necessary For The Effective Implementation Of The Protocol	decision (Active)
BS-II/1	Rules Of Procedure For Meetings Of The Compliance Committee	decision (Active)
BS-II/2	Operations And Activities Of The Biosafety Clearing-house	decision (Active)
BS-II/3	Status Of Capacity-building Activities	decision (Active)

First meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Kuala Lumpur, 23 Feb, 2004 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
BS-I/13	Date And Venue Of The Second Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties To The Convention On Biological Diversity Serving As The Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties To The Cartagena	decision (Active)
BS-I/15	Recommendation Of The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Protocol To The Seventh Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties On The Guidance To The Financial Mechanism	decision (Active)
BS-I/6	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification Of Living Modified Organisms (article 18)	decision (Active)
BS-I/7	Establishment Of Procedures And Mechanisms On Compliance Under The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	decision (Active)
BS-I/8	Establishment Of An Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group Of Legal And Technical Experts On Liability And Redress In The Context Of The Protocol	decision (Active)
BS-I/9	Monitoring And Reporting Under The Protocol (article 33): Format And Timing For Reporting	decision (Active)
BS-I/4	Capacity Building (roster Of Experts)	decision (Active)
BS-I/1	Rules Of Procedure For Meetings Of The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Protocol	decision (Active)
BS-I/2	Procedures And Mechanisms For Facilitating Decision-making By Parties Of Import (article 10, Paragraph 7)	decision (Active)
BS-I/3	Information-sharing And The Biosafety Clearing-house (article 20): Modalities Of Operation Of The Biosafety Clearing-house	decision (Active)
BS-I/5	Capacity Building	decision (Active)
BS-I/10	Programme Budget For The Distinct Costs Of The Secretariat Services For And The Biosafety Work Programme Of The Cartagena Protocol For The Biennium 2005-2006	decision (Active)
BS-I/14	Tribute To The Government And People Of Malaysia	decision (Active)
BS-I/11	Consideration Of Other Issues Necessary For The Effective Implementation Of The Protocol (e.g. Article 29, Paragraph 4)	decision (Active)
BS-I/12	Medium-term Programme Of Work For The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Biosafety Protocol (from The Second To The Fifth Meetings)	decision (Active)

Third Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in The Hague, 22 Apr, 2002 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
III/1	Liability And Redress (article 27)	recommendation (Active)
III/2	Procedures And Mechanisms On Compliance Under The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	recommendation (Active)
III/3	Information-sharing (article 20)	recommendation (Active)
III/4	Roster Of Experts On Biosafety	recommendation (Active)
III/5	Capacity-building (article 22 And Article 28, Paragraph 3)	recommendation (Active)
III/6	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification (article 18)	recommendation (Active)
III/7	Monitoring And Reporting (article 33)	recommendation (Active)
III/8	Consideration Of Other Issues Necessary For The Effective Implementation Of The Protocol (e.g., Article 29, Paragraph 4)	recommendation (Active)
III/9	Entry Into Force Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	recommendation (Active)
III/10	Tribute To The Government And People Of The Kingdom Of The Netherlands	recommendation (Active)

Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Nairobi, 1 Oct, 2001 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
II/3	Secretariat: Programme Budget For The Biosafety Work Programme For The Biennium Following The Entry Into Force Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	recommendation (Active)
II/4	Guidance To The Financial Mechanism	recommendation (Active)
II/5	Rules Of Procedure For Meetings Of The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Protocol	recommendation (Active)
II/6	Consideration Of Other Issues Necessary For The Effective Implementation Of The Protocol	recommendation (Active)
II/11	Procedures And Mechanisms On Compliance Under The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety	recommendation (Active)
II/12	Cooperation Between The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety And The International Plant Protection Convention Regarding Risk Analysis Procedures For Phytosanitary Risks That May Be Arising From Living Modified Organisms	recommendation (Active)
II/13	Need For Further Preparatory Work By The Intergovernmental Committee For The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety Before The First Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties Serving As The Meeting Of The Parties To The Protocol	recommendation (Active)
II/10	Handling, Packaging, Transport And Identification	recommendation (Active)
II/1	Liability And Redress (article 27)	recommendation (Active)
II/2	Monitoring And Reporting	recommendation (Active)
II/7	Decision-making (article 10, Paragraph 7, Of The Protocol)	recommendation (Active)
II/8	Information-sharing	recommendation (Active)
II/9	Capacity-building And The Roster Of Experts	recommendation (Active)

First Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Held in Montpellier, 11 Dec, 2000 [view]

No.	Title	Type/Status
I/1	Information-sharing	recommendation (Active)
I/2	Capacity-building	recommendation (Active)
I/3	Capacity-building (roster Of Experts)	recommendation (Active)
I/4	Decision-making Procedures	recommendation (Active)
I/5	Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification	recommendation (Active)
I/6	Compliance	recommendation (Active)