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	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement on biosafety, as a supplement to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
		The Biosafety Protocol makes clear that products from new technologies must be based on the precautionary principle and allow developing nations to balance public health against economic benefits.
		The Protocol applies to the transboundary movement, transit, handling and use of all living modified organisms that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health (Article 4 of the Protocol, SCBD 2000).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cartagena_Protocol_on_Biosafety (1820 words)

	CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY TAKES EFFECT 11 SEPTEMBER
		The Protocol establishes a harmonized set of international rules and procedures designed to ensure that countries are provided with the relevant information to enable them to make informed decisions before agreeing to the import of LMOs. It also ensures that LMO shipments are accompanied by appropriate identification documentation.
		The adoption of the Protocol in 2000 and now its entry into force have been significant steps. However, the major challenge now is the practical implementation of the provisions to enable the Protocol's objectives to be met.
		Since the adoption of the Protocol, the Intergovernmental Committee on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) has made considerable progress in proposing possible implementation measures. The ICCP is the interim body, established to undertake preparatory work for the first meeting of the Protocol's decision-making body.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2003/envdev735.doc.htm (790 words)

	Cartagena protocol
		ExCOP: The ExCOP (February 1999, Cartagena, Colombia) convened to adopt the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
		The guidelines are known as the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety.
		Increased attention and effort to develop biosafety is being catalysed by entry into force of the Cartagena protocol for and testing and adoption of...
	www.mongabay.com /igapo/biotech/Cartagena_protocol.html (570 words)

	"The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety," Economic Perspectives, September 2003
		It is called the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to honor Cartagena, Colombia, which hosted the extraordinary Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1999.
		The objective of this first Protocol to the CBD is to contribute to the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) — such as genetically engineered plants, animals and microbes — that cross international borders.
		Although the United States is not a Party to the CBD and therefore cannot become a Party to the Biosafety Protocol, the U.S. participated in the negotiation of the text and the subsequent preparations for entry into force under the Intergovernmental Committee on the Cartagena Protocol.
	usinfo.state.gov /journals/ites/0903/ijee/cartagena.htm (934 words)

	Biotechnology and Development Monitor, No. 43, p. 2-7. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On 30 January 2000, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) was adopted in Montreal by delegates of 128 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
		The CPB now states that the movement of LMOs between Parties and non-Parties “shall be consistent with the objective of this Protocol” and might be performed under bilateral agreements.
		It would be fatal for the biosafety process if the implementation of the CPB were to be led by countries that are opposed to the Precautionary Principle and the spirit of the CPB.
	www.biotech-monitor.nl /4302.htm (2885 words)

	Biosafety protocol \| Greenpeace International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Biosafety Protocol is a subsidiary agreement to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was signed by over 150 governments at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the Protocol itself was agreed in Montreal in January 2000 and came into force September 11, 2003.
		In essence the Biosafety Protocol is an agreement designed to regulate the international trade, handling and use of any genetically engineered organism that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health.
		The Protocol as it stands lays down minimum standards that have to be adhered to, and it is for all those who care about the protection of our environment, food security and the preservation of our genetic resources, to demand a more rigorous protocol that truly serves its original objectives.
	www.greenpeace.org /international/campaigns/genetic-engineering/biosafety-protocol (582 words)

	Biosafety Protocol - the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
		Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was agreed by 130 governments on Saturday 29th January 2000
		The Biosafety Protocol was finally adopted after a series of difficult negotiations complicated by the obstruction of a small minority of GMO-exporting countries, namely the USA, Canada, Argentina and their associates Australia, Chile and Uruguay.
		The Biodiversity Protocol agreed that shipments of GM commodities should bear labels saying they "may contain" genetically-modified organisms and are not intended for intentional introduction into the environment.
	www.ukabc.org /cartagena.htm (4431 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [Ministry for the Environment]
		New Zealand has ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (the Protocol), a multinational agreement, set up under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, to regulate international trade of living modified organisms (LMOs).
		Under the Protocol LMOs include all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and organisms produced by the fusion of cells from different taxonomic families.
		Under the Protocol "contained use" means any operation, undertaken within a facility, installation or other physical structure, which involves living modified organisms that are controlled by specific measures that effectively limit their contact with, and their impact on, the external environment".
	www.mfe.govt.nz /laws/meas/cartagena.html (2179 words)

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		Subsequent ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be held in conjunction with ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties, unless otherwise decided by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.
		This Protocol shall be open for signature at the United Nations Office at Nairobi by States and regional economic integration organizations from 15 to 26 May 2000, and at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 June 2000 to 4 June 2001.
		This Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by States or regional economic integration organizations that are Parties to the Convention.
	envfor.nic.in /mef/cpbio-full.htm (6009 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
		The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a supplementary agreement to the Convention known as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 29 January 2000.
		The Biosafety Clearing-House was established by the Protocol to facilitate the exchange of information on living modified organisms and to assist countries in the implementation of the Protocol.
		As you may be aware, Article 20 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) in order to facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical, environmental and legal information on, and experience with, living modified organisms; and to assist Parties to implement the Protocol....
	bch.biodiv.org /about/protocol.shtml (567 words)

	Public Discussion Paper: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Environment Division - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [external link to the Convention on Biodiversity website] (the Protocol) is an international agreement, negotiated under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to regulate imports and exports of living modified organisms (LMOs).
		That means the Protocol is an evolving document and that it is difficult at this stage to fully assess all the implications for New Zealand.
		The Protocol uses the term “transboundary movements” but, for the sake of simplicity, we have used imports and exports throughout this document unless we are specifically referring to unintentional or illegal movements.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/env/biosafety/cartagenaprotocol.html (4812 words)

	GMOs: Many Holes in Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Cartagena protocol presupposes that the biotech industry is run by monsters who don't value human life.
		If the Cartagena Protocol is endorsed in its present form, poor countries, especially in Africa stand to suffer.
		Cartagena Protocol must be sensitive to the needs of the African people.
	www.gmoafrica.org /archives/gmos-many-holes-05.htm (566 words)

	EU@UN - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety becomes law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Protocol is designed to protect biological diversity and human health from the potential risks arising from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by providing a clear legal framework for their transboundary movement.
		We call on more countries to ratify and implement the Cartagena Protocol and we urge those who are not in a position to ratify to contribute to the achievement of its objectives on a voluntary basis.
		The Protocol’s entry into force has been prepared by the Inter-governmental Committee of the Cartagena Protocol (ICCP), created by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
	www.europa-eu-un.org /articles/sv/article_2719_sv.htm (722 words)

	United Nations System-Wide EARTHWATCH > Biodiversity > Cartagena Protocol
		The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a supplementary agreement to the Convention known as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
		The Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.
		The Protocol also establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House to facilitate the exchange of information on living modified organisms and to assist countries in the implementation of the Protocol.
	earthwatch.unep.net /biodiversity/cartagena.php (199 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By the time the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Protocol) was finalized in January 2000, some five years and hundreds of meeting hours after the negotiating mandate was agreed upon, its scope had been narrowed, operative provisions refocused, and areas of conflict resolved through compromises that put off decisions for awhile.
		In perhaps its greatest single failure, the Protocol does not distinguish between shipments of seed for research purposes and those that are moved for commercial purposes.
		Following the lead of the Protocol, draft legislation in many developing countries fails to distinguish between commercial and research applications, even though this is a standard and necessary feature of existing legislation in countries with biosafety regulatory experience.
	www.seedworld.com /sw/index.cfm/powergrid/rfah=\|cfap=/CFID/3520704/CFTOKEN/96568932/fuseaction/showArticle/articleID/6067 (1049 words)

	ICGEB Biosafety WebPages - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
		One year after Cartagena, the most relevant aspects of the final text are probably the reaffirmation of the Precautionary Approach, its application to all the living modified organisms that may have adverse effects on biological diversity and human health, and the definition of differentiated, agreed procedures in function of their use.
		The Objective of the Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.
		The Protocol will be open for signature at the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Nairobi from 15 to 26 May 2000.
	www.icgeb.trieste.it /~bsafesrv/bsfprot.htm (1093 words)

	ENB Vol. 09 No. 117 (BSWG-6 Cartagena, Colombia)
		The Protocol does not apply to transboundary movements of LMOs that are: not likely to have an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; destined for contained use (subject to certain exceptions); and pharmaceuticals for humans.
		The draft Protocol states that, subject to what is not included in the scope, the AIA procedure, as laid out in Articles 6-9, will apply prior to the first transboundary movements of LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment of the Party of import.
		The draft Protocol deleted a reference to the precautionary principle as a basis for taking a decision to review, and also removed a condition under which a Party of export or notifier could request a review if there was reasonable evidence that the original decision was not based on scientific principles and evidence.
	www.iisd.ca /vol09/enb09117e.html (13647 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect the planet's biodiversity through the regulation of international transport of living modified organisms produced through the techniques of biotechnology.
		The Biosafety Protocol was adopted by more than 130 countries on 29 January 2000 in Montreal, Canada.
		Specifically, the protocol states that where there is a risk of adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity there must be advance informed agreement between participating states in the areas of safe transfer, handling and use of any living modified organism resulting from biotechnology.
	europa.eu.int /comm/development/body/theme/environment/env_integ/env_integration/envman-1606.html (501 words)

	Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety Takes Effect
		Underscoring the significance of the Protocol’s entry into force, CBD Executive Secretary Hamdallah Zedan said, “The Protocol has now become a binding instrument for States (Parties) that have given their consent to be bound by it”.
		The Protocol establishes a harmonized set of international rules and procedures designed to ensure that countries are provided with the relevant information to enable them to make informed decisions before agreeing to the import of LMOs.
		The decision-making body of all the member countrie s of the Protocol - the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol- will convene from 23 to 27 February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to address strategic and operational measures for the implementation of the Protocol.
	www.monsanto.co.uk /news/ukshowlib.phtml?uid=7413 (992 words)

	Truth About Trade & Technology - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to the Protocol, (Article 18.2 (a)) delegates were required to take a decision on the detailed requirements for such documentation within two years of the entry into force of the Protocol.
		The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was adopted in January 2000 in Montreal, Canada.
		The Protocol (Article 18.2) provides that Parties to its shall take a decision on the detailed documentation requirements for shipments of LMOs that are intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing, no later than two years after the date of entry into force of the Protocol.
	www.truthabouttrade.org /article.asp?id=3966 (718 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
		The objective of this first Protocol to the CBD is to contribute to the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) -- such as genetically engineered plants, animals, and microbes -- that cross international borders.
		The Protocol includes a "savings clause," which states that the agreement shall not be interpreted as implying a change in the rights and obligations of a Party under any existing international agreement, including, for example, WTO agreements.
		The Protocol's requirement for documentation identifying commodity shipments as "may contain living modified organisms" and "not intended for direct introduction into the environment" can be accomplished through shipping documentation.
	www.state.gov /g/oes/rls/fs/2004/28621.htm (964 words)

	ENB : EXCOP Biosafety Protocol
		She noted that this Protocol is a first major step in a long journey; that the NGOs look forward to going home to work with national governments at the regional level; and that they look forward to working with the COP again on the liability regime.
		Global Industry Coalition's representative commented that the Protocol was represented a significant step forward, by providing a framework to protect biodiversity, by recognizing the importance of the biotech industy, and by building a framework for continued investment in production, innovation, and development, from which we can all share the resulting social and economic benefits.
		At this point, reports from the CBD Secretariat confirmed receipt of the draft protocol text in all 6 official UN languages, however, conflicting Miami Group interests were played out in the corridors while other participants and interest groups speculated or slept in the Plenary hall.
	www.iisd.ca /biodiv/excop (639 words)

	The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), provides for the negotiation of a protocol on the safe transfer, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) developed by means of biotechnology.
		South Africa is part of the LMG, and has participated in the development of this Protocol since the second round of negotiations in 1996.
		The Protocol was adopted on 28 January 2000 in Montreal, Canada.
	www.dfa.gov.za /foreign/Multilateral/inter/treaties/biosafe.htm (141 words)

	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With respect to the relationship between the Protocol and international trade rules, in Canada's view, the Protocol can and should be implemented in a manner that is consistent with countries' rights and obligations under such multilateral agreements.
		Canada believes the reference to impacts on human health contained in the Protocol to be an appropriate extension of the concept expressed in the Convention regarding impacts on human health as those resulting from adverse impacts on biodiversity.
		Canada is very pleased to be a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol and is committed to working with other countries through the ICCP and other committees on the issues that still need to be resolved and refined.
	www.ec.gc.ca /press/2001/010405-2_n_e.htm (703 words)

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		Serbia and Montenegro accedes to the Protocol on 8 February 2006.
		Cyrie Sendashonga, Senior Programme Officer, Biosafety, for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has left the Secretariat to take up her new and exciting assignment at the service of the environmental community as a whole.
		An introduction to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
	www.biodiv.org /biosafety (338 words)

	Non-GM-Farmers.com - Canada supports Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Protocol is an international agreement to protect biodiversity from the potential risks posed by products of modern biotechnology through developing an international framework regulating the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs).
		The Government of Canada believes the Protocol is a valuable addition to the international framework applied to LMOs to ensure their safety.
		The Protocol has the potential to supplement existing domestic regulatory regimes for LMOs, and to be the basis for new domestic regimes where they do not exist.
	www.non-gm-farmers.com /news_print.asp?ID=842 (598 words)

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