Biosafety Protocol (Draft Text) 23 February 1999

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
First extraordinary meeting Cartagena, 22-24 February 1999 and (to be completed)

Draft Report Of The Extraordinary Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties For The Adoption Of The Protocol On Biosafety To The Convention On Biological Diversity

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Annex I - Information Required In Notifications

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(a) Name, address and contact details of the exporter.

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(b) Name, address and contact details of the importer.

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(c) Name, identity and domestic classification, if any, of the biosafety level in the State of export of the living modified organism.

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(d) Intended date or dates of the transboundary movement, if known.

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(e) Taxonomic status, common name, point of collection or acquisition, and characteristics of recipient organism or parental organisms related to biosafety.

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(f) Centres of origin and centres of genetic diversity, if known, of the recipient organism and/or the parental organisms and a description of the habitats where the organisms may persist or proliferate.

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(g) Taxonomic status, common name, point of collection or acquisition, and characteristics of the donor organism or organisms related to biosafety.

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(h) Description of the nucleic acid or the modification introduced, the technique used, and the resulting characteristics of the living modified organism.

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(i) Intended use of the living modified organism or products thereof, i.e., processed materials that are of living modified organism origin, containing detectable novel combinations of replicable genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.

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(j) Quantity or volume of the living modified organism to be transferred.

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(k) A previous and existing risk assessment report consistent with Annex II.

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(l) Suggested methods for safe handling, storage, transport and use, including packaging, labelling, documentation, disposal and contingency procedures, where appropriate.

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(m) Regulatory status of the living modified organism within the State of export (for example, whether it is prohibited in the State of export, whether there are other restrictions, or whether it has been approved for general release) and, if the living modified organism is banned in the State of export, the reason or reasons for the ban.

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(n) Result and purpose of any notification by the exporter to other Governments regarding the living modified organism to be transferred.

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(o) A declaration that the above-mentioned information is factually correct.

Biosafety Protocol (Draft Text) 23 February 1999

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity First extraordinary meeting Cartagena, 22-24 February 1999 and (to be completed)

Draft Report Of The Extraordinary Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties For The Adoption Of The Protocol On Biosafety To The Convention On Biological Diversity

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Manifest

Biosafety Protocol (Draft Text) 23 February 1999

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity First extraordinary meeting Cartagena, 22-24 February 1999 and (to be completed)

Draft Report Of The Extraordinary Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties For The Adoption Of The Protocol On Biosafety To The Convention On Biological Diversity

Annex I - Information Required In Notifications

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
First extraordinary meeting Cartagena, 22-24 February 1999 and (to be completed)

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
First extraordinary meeting Cartagena, 22-24 February 1999 and (to be completed)