The Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has convened from 25-27 May 2005, in Montreal, Canada.

The Working Group met immediately prior to the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP-2). The Group reviewed information relating to liability and redress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified organisms (LMOs). It also elaborated on elements of rules and procedures on liability and redress, identified by the meeting of Technical Expert Group on Liability and Redress, held from 18-20 October 2004, in Montreal, Canada. Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage.