cartagena protocol: negotiations pre-1995 mandate 1996-1999 biosafety working group (bswg) 1999/2000...
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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
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CBD rules of procedureon participation
• Meetings open to observers
• Relatively open process
• BSWG became more restrictive
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Roles of industry/NGO observers
• Lobbying
• Provision of information
• Advisory
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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)
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Industry as:
• ‘Knowledge holders’
• ‘Implementers’
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Key concerns
• Scope (esp. commodities)
• Predictable ‘science-based’ risk assessment process
• Protect confidential business information
• Preserve WTO trade rules
• No liability provisions
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Key areas for MOP1
• Identification and documentation
• Liability
• N.B. Capacity-building activities