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Biosafety Protocol Final Draft of Biosafety Protocol Approved at Montreal Meeting On Biological Diversity Convention, Released Jan. 29, 2000 (Final Text)
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
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
Article 28 - Financial Mechanism and Resources
Article 29 - Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties
Article 30 - Subsidiary Bodies
Article 31 - Secretariat
Article 32 - Relationship With The Convention
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 - Information Required In Notifications Under Articles 8, 10 And 13
Annex Ii - Risk Assessment Under Article 15
Objective
Use of risk assessment
Methodology
Points to consider
Annex III - Information Required For Living Modified Organisms Intended For Direct Use As Food Or Feed, Or For Processing Under Article 11
Metadata
SiSU Metadata, document information
Manifest
SiSU Manifest, alternative outputs etc.
Biosafety Protocol Final Draft of Biosafety Protocol Approved at Montreal Meeting On Biological Diversity Convention, Released Jan. 29, 2000 (Final Text)
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1. Each Party shall take necessary and appropriate legal, administrative and other measures to implement its obligations under this Protocol.
2. The Parties shall ensure that the development, handling, transport, use, transfer and release of any living modified organisms are undertaken in a manner that prevents or reduces the risks to biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health.
3. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established in accordance with international law, and the sovereign rights and the jurisdiction which States have in their exclusive economic zones and their contentional shelves in accordance with international law, and the exercise by ships and aircraft of all States of navigational rights and freedoms as provided for in international law and as reflected in relevant international instruments.
4. Nothing in this Protocol shall be interpreted as restricting the right of a Party to take action that is more protective of the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity than that called for in this Protocol, provided that such action is consistent with the objective and the provisions of this Protocol and is in accordance with its other obligations under international law.
5. The Parties are encouraged to take into account, as appropriate, available expertise, instruments and work undertaken in international fora with competence in the area of risks to human health.
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