Secure management of GMOs: the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety law is
Today, force the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Protocol was developed to protect biodiversity and human health from the potential risks arising from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by providing a clear legal framework for cross-border shipment.The advanced informed agreement (AIA) process, the protocol used ensures that countries informed decisions whether GMOs which determines import for the introduction into the environment afford. movements of GMOs raw materials have certain documentation requirements. Entry into force of the Protocol should be an incentive for more countries ensure the attending the first meeting of the parties for February 2004 in Malaysia planned will ratify.
Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström said: "The Cartagena Protocol sets a number of basic international rules for the use of GMOs."It is a fundamental step towards better global governance in the field GVO.Dies is urgently needed to derive benefits from biotechnology to maximize and minimize the risks for the environment and the human Gesundheit.Es will contribute to improving confidence in the safe use of GMOs.This Protocol will help in particular developing countries, which often lack the resources to assess the risks of biotechnology and informed decisions about it.
If we want to promote free trade at the global level, we must also ensure that the environment and human health account by multilateral solutions to global problems.
"We are calling for more countries to ratify and implement the Cartagena Protocol and we ask that those who demand unable to achieve their objectives on a voluntary basis to ratifizieren.Wir complete on time parties at the first Conference of the parties, the other Member States and acceding countries your ratification process be in February 2004 in Malaysia".
The Cartagena Protocol
The Cartagena Protocol sets the first international legal framework for the cross-border movement of GMOs on the basis of the precautionary principle.
Countries, shipping costs for intentional introduction into the environment of GMOs must give prior notification, which is a party to the Protocol in accordance with the advance informed agreement (AIA) the importing country.The notification is so that the importing country to make informed decisions required information.
The Protocol contains documentation requirements for movements of GMOs and is intended to facilitate the exchange of information on GMOs a Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) and to assist countries in implementing the Protocol.
103 Parties have that Cartagena Protocol signed and ratified 57, including the EU and seven Member States(1).
Background
The Conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity under the United Nations a supplementary agreement to the Convention known as the Protocol of Cartagena on Biosafety, on 29 January 2000, after more than five years of complex negotiations angenommen.Das Protocol is legally binding and ended the first multilateral agreement (MEA) environmental in the new millennium.
The protocols force was by the Intergovernmental Committee of the Cartagena Protocol (ICCP), created by the Conference of the parties to the Convention on biological diversity has an action plan vorbereitet.Die ICCP for building angenommen.Es has established a roster of experts, advice for developing countries, including on risk assessment, capacity for effective implementation of the Protocol and a compliance mechanism.
The first meeting of the parties to the Protocol is scheduled for 23-27 February 2004.
Relevant EU legislation
The EU has already a comprehensive legal framework for GVO.Dieser framework regulation on the transboundary movement of GMOs, addresses exports of GMOs, in particular to the EU legislation with the provisions of the Protocol on Biosafety was auszurichten.Die regulation authorised by the Council June, on 13 and will enter into force 20 days following its publication in the official journal, should take place end of September 2003 added recently.
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