An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Ruth Mackenzie, Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, Antonio G.M. La Viña
and Jacob D. Werksman in cooperation with Alfonso Ascencio,
Julian Kinderlerer, Katharina Kummer and Richard Tapper



Cover photo:
Genetically modified pollen - conceptual composite
image of a coloured scanning electron micrograph of maize pollen grains/Science Photo Library

Cover design by:
IUCN Publications Services Unit

DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2003.EPLP.46.en
ISBN: 2-8317-0671-8


IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 46

 

IUCN Environmental Law Centre

IUCN - The World Conservation Union 2003


 Index

Foreword

Information for this Title

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

List of short titles of international instruments

Structure and purpose of this guide

Introduction

Preamble

Article 1. Objective

Article 2. General provisions

Article 3. Use of terms

Article 4. Scope

Article 5. Pharmaceuticals

Article 6. Transit and contained use

Article 7. Application of the Advance Informed Agreement procedure

Article 8. Notification

Article 9. Acknowledgement of receipt of notification

Article 10. Decision procedure

Article 11. Procedure for living modified organisms intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing

Article 12. Review of decisions

Article 13. Simplified procedure

Article 14. Bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements and arrangements

General introduction to Articles 15–16 and Annex III

Article 15. Risk assessment

Article 16. Risk management

Article 17. Unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures

Article 18. Handling, transport, packaging and identification

Article 19. Competent national authorities and national focal points

Article 20. Information-sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House

Article 21. Confidential information

Article 22. Capacity-building

Article 23. Public Awareness and participation

Article 24. Non-Parties

Article 25. Illegal transboundary movements

Article 26. Socio-economic considerations

Article 27. Liability and redress

General introduction to Articles 28–31

Article 28. Financial mechanism and resources

Article 29. Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol

Article 30. Subsidiary bodies

Article 31. Secretariat

Article 32. Relationship with the CBD

Article 33. Monitoring and reporting

Article 34. Compliance

Article 35. Assessment and review

Article 36. Signature

Article 37. Entry into force

Article 38. Reservations

Article 39. Withdrawal

Article 40. Authentic texts

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Appendix

Bibliography

Supplementary materials

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Decision II/5

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Decision EM-I/3

Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol: Recommendation 3/5, Annex III – Implementation tool kit