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UNEP-GEF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORKS

UNEP-GEF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORKS Arhus GMO Working Group 24 March 2004. Article 2 of the Biosafety Protocol:.

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UNEP-GEF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORKS

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  1. UNEP-GEF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORKS Arhus GMO Working Group 24 March 2004

  2. Article 2 of the Biosafety Protocol: “………Each Party shall take necessary and appropriate legal, administrative and other measures to implement its obligations under this Protocol…….”

  3. National Biosafety Frameworks (NBFs) NBFs vary from country to country, but usually have a number of common components: 1. Government policy on biosafety 2. Regulatory regime for biosafety 3. System to handle notifications/requests for permits 4. Systems for ‘follow up’: enforcement and monitoring for environmental effects 5. Systems for public information, public awareness and public participation

  4. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Participants: Currently 8 demonstration projects:Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Kenya, Namibia, Poland, Uganda Start: Late 2002 Duration: Average 3 years per country Budgets: From 500,000 – 1,000,000 US$ per country

  5. UNEP-GEF NBF Implementation Projects Target:Main components of the NBFs “up and running”

  6. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Project execution: January 2003 – July 2003 - ‘laying foundation’: - picture of existing situation - review of draft legislation - start up workshops - fine tuned work plan - summary on UNEP-GEF web site September 2003 – 2005: - execution of the work plan

  7. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Policies on biosafety - examples of support provided: • Compilation of examples of policy documents • CD-ROM / UNEP-GEF Biosafety web site • Chapter 1 of a guidance document on implementation of NBFs will provide a summary of the compilation: • Policy documents take very different forms • Biosafety policy is usually part of broader policies • Broad-based stakeholder input

  8. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Regulatory regimes - examples of support provided • Expert panels to review (draft) legislation • Drafting implementing regulations / guidelines • Interim measures • Training workshops and the guide address: • Different levels of regulation (Acts, regulations, etc) • Different types of provisions (general provisions, operational provisions, final clauses) • Examples of provisions

  9. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Handling requests - examples of support provided Training workshops and the guide address: • Administrative processing: application formats, guidance for applicants, internal manuals for processing, checklists, databases etc. • Risk assessment: systematic approach of risk assessment based on the Biosafety Protocol, ‘real life’ dossiers, internal manuals for risk assessment procedures • Decision making: formats for decision documents

  10. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Enforcement - examples of support provided: Training workshops and the guide address: • Foundation for enforcement: legal basis, training of personnel • Preparations: inspection plans – prioritisation • Inspections: internal manuals for inspections, checklists

  11. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Monitoring - examples of support provided • Compilation of different approaches for monitoring environmental effects • Summary of the compilation will be included in the guide

  12. UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of NBFs Public information, awareness and participation – examples of support provided • Compilation of examples of public information and public participation • Address public participation in the training workshops on handling requests for permits

  13. Handling requests for permits • Applicant • Competent Authority • Risk assessment body • Competent Authority – (draft) decision • Applicant

  14. Public participation in handling requests for permits Important aspects: • At which point in the procedure? • How is information made available? • What form of public participation? • Who is involved? • Confidentiality of data • What is done with the input?

  15. Training handling requests 3 steps: 1. Administrative processing 2. Risk assessment 3. Decision making

  16. Handling requests - decision documents: * Summary of the request * Summary of the risk assessment * Summary of the procedure – reaction on received comments * Decision

  17. www.unep.ch/biosafety/implementation.htm

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