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Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Provisional Agenda

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Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

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Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Further Information and Experience Regarding Cases of Repeated Non Compliance under the Compliance Mechanisms of Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements

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Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House

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Status of capacity-building activities

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Status of Capacity-Building Activities - Report on the use of indicators in monitoring the implementation of the Action Plan for Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Protocol and proposals for their further development

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Status Of Capacity Building Activities - Report on the Roster of Biosafety Experts

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Matters Related to the Financial Mechanism and Resources

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Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives

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Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010

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Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Protocol and on Budgetary Matters

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Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Biennium 2009-2010 (Addendum)

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification: Synthesis of Views and Information on the Need for and Modalities of Developing Standards in the Context of Paragraph 3 of Article 18

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification of Living Modified Organisms - Synthesis of information on experience gained with the use of sampling of living modified organisms and detection techniques and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for acceptability of, and harmonizing, sampling and detection techniques (Paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

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Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)

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Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 1

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Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16): Corrigendum 2

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Final Report of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Final Report of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Addendum)

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Subsidiary Bodies: Potential Mechanisms for the Provision of Scientific and Technical Advice

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Monitoring and Reporting under the Protocol (Article 33) - Analysis of information contained in the first national reports

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Assessment and Review (Article 35)

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Socio-Economic Considerations (Article 26, Paragraph 2)

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Public Awareness and Participation - Interim report on the status of implementation of public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (Article 23, paragraph 1 (a))

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Review of Options for the Implementation of the Notification Requierments (Article 8)

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Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Socio-Economic Considerations - Compilation of views and case-studies concerning socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms

2.

Handling, Transport, Packaging And Identification: Compilation of information submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on experience gained with the use of techniques for the sampling and detection of living modified organisms and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for the acceptability of, and harmonizing sampling and detection techniques (paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification - Compilation, as at 11 April 2008, of additional information submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on experience gained with the use of techniques for the sampling and detection of living modified organisms and on the need for and modalities of developing criteria for the acceptability of, and harmonizing sampling and detection techniques (paragraph 2(a) of Article 18)

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Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification (Article 18.3) - Compilation of views submitted by Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations on the adequacy of existing rules and standards for identification, handling, packaging and transport of goods and substances to address concerns relating to living modified organisms (paragraph 3 of Article 18) and on gaps that may exist that may justify a need to develop new rules and standards

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Status of Capacity-Building Activities - Compilation of submission on the operational experience in the use of preliminary criteria and indicators for monitoring implementation of the capacity-building Action Plan and proposals for their further development and refinement

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Report of the Meeting Third Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity Building Activities

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Report of the Second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training

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Report of the Fourth Liaison Group Meeting on Capacity-Building for Biosafety

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