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Delegates
to the third meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety (COP/MOP-3) met in the morning in two working groups (WGs)
and in the afternoon in plenary. In the evening, a contact group
convened on detailed requirements for documentation and identification
of living modified organisms (LMOs) for food, feed or processing
(Article 18.2(a)). Working Group I (WG-I) addressed handling,
transport, packaging and identification, and risk assessment and
management. Working Group II (WG-II) considered capacity building, the
roster of biosafety experts, and assessment and review.
Above photo: EU delegates discussing
a draft decision on capacity building during a session in
WG-2.
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GLOBAL INDUSTRY
COALITION explained that a stand-alone document is not
necessary to comply with Article 18.2 (b) and (c).
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photo L-R: Tom Nickson and Doris Ponzoni (GIC)
Above
photo: Hadil da Rocha Vianna (Brazil)
RISK
ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT:
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WORKING GROUP II
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Above photo: Cosima Hufler (Austria) |
Above photo: Mary Fosi Mbantenkhu (Cameroon) |
PLENARY:
COP/MOP-3
President Raya Nasron (
Above photo: COP/MOP-3 President
Raya Nasron (
Above photo: Volodymyr Domashlinets (Ukraine)
Above photo: Alan Cook (New Zealand)
Above photo: Vithet Srinetr (Thailand) |
On
review of the procedures and mechanisms,
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Compliance
Committee Chair, Veit Koster (Denmark), stressed that
all existing compliance mechanisms under other
agreements allow decision-making by qualified majority. |
MATTERS RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM AND RESOURCES:
The
GEF presented a report on ratifying and implementing the
Protocol, and noted its assistance in implementing national
biosafety frameworks. Above photo L-R: Paz Valiente and Mario Ramos (GEF) |
EL
SALVADOR
called for more capacity building. Above photo L-R: Jorge Ernesto Quezada Diaz (El Salvador) |
Above photo: Pisey Oum (Cambodia) |
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
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CBD Executive Secretary Djoghlaf outlined recent developments, highlighting an upcoming meeting with the WTO Director-General. |
Above photos L-R: René
Lefeber (the Netherlands), Co-Chair of the Working Group on
Liability and Redress, introduced the report from the Working
Group's second meeting.
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