The third meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety convened from 19-23 February 2007, in Montreal, Canada.

Deliberations focused on a working draft prepared by the Co-Chairs synthesizing proposed texts and views submitted by governments and other stakeholders on approaches, options and issues identified pertaining to liability and redress in the context of Article 27 of the Biosafety Protocol. Delegates worked through the elements and options included in the Co-Chairs’ synthesis and were asked to submit operational text. They also held regional meetings and consulted informally to formulate and clarify their positions. With an eye towards the end of the Working Group’s mandate at COP/MOP-4 (May 2008, Bonn, Germany), participants expressed satisfaction that this meeting had achieved progress in preparing to enter the negotiating phase at the Working Group’s next meeting, to be held in Montreal in October 2007.
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