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Cartagena Protocol: negotiations

Cartagena Protocol: negotiations. Pre-1995 Mandate 1996-1999 Biosafety Working Group (BSWG) 1999/2000 ExCOP and informal consultations 2000-2002 Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartegena Protocol February 2004 First meeting of the Parties. CBD rules of procedure on participation.

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Cartagena Protocol: negotiations

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  1. Cartagena Protocol: negotiations • Pre-1995 Mandate • 1996-1999 Biosafety Working Group (BSWG) • 1999/2000 ExCOP and informal consultations • 2000-2002 Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartegena Protocol • February 2004 First meeting of the Parties

  2. CBD rules of procedureon participation • Meetings open to observers • Relatively open process • BSWG became more restrictive

  3. Roles of industry/NGO observers • Lobbying • Provision of information • Advisory

  4. Industry participants • E.g. Seed companies/associations; pharmaceutical companies; food manufacturers; technology companies etc • Individual companies • Industry associations (BIO; Europabio; plant breeders) • Global Industry Coalition (from 1998)

  5. Industry as: • ‘Knowledge holders’ • ‘Implementers’

  6. Key concerns • Scope (esp. commodities) • Predictable ‘science-based’ risk assessment process • Protect confidential business information • Preserve WTO trade rules • No liability provisions

  7. Key areas for MOP1 • Identification and documentation • Liability • N.B. Capacity-building activities

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