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PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is today's\nmain international instrument for addressing biodiversity issues.\nThe three objectives pursued by the Convention are the conservation\nof biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and\nthe fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of\ngenetic resources.
\nThe Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nwas adopted on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the\nCBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003. This international treaty provides a\nframework, based on the precautionary principle, for the safe\ntransfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs)\nresulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects\non the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or\npose risks to human health.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision\nauthorising the Commission to participate in the liability and\nredress negotiations on behalf of the Union as regards matters\nfalling within Union competence, in accordance with certain\nnegotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October 2010, during the fifth Conference of\nthe Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the\nProtocol in Nagoya, Japan, the EU unanimously supported the\nfinal compromise reached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the\nfinal plenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In\naccordance with Council Decision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
\nThe Supplementary Protocol contributes to the\nachievement of the objectives of the environmental policy of the\nUnion. It is therefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded\non behalf of the Union as soon as possible.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried\nout.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of\nbiological diversity, or pose risks to human health by establishing\ninternational rules and procedures in the field of liability and\nredress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living\nmodified organisms.
\nAny protocol to the Convention on Biological\nDiversity, pursuant to Article 34 thereof, is open for\nratification, acceptance or approval by Member States and by\nregional economic integration organisations. In view of the above\nthe Commission proposes that the Council authorizes the President\nto designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of\napproval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nbehalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary powers\nthereto.
\nIn accordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the\nConvention, regional economic integration organisations must\ndeclare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters\ngoverned by the relevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the\nCommission has prepared the Declaration annexed to the present\nproposal.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is today's\nmain international instrument for addressing biodiversity issues.\nThe three objectives pursued by the Convention are the conservation\nof biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and\nthe fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of\ngenetic resources.
\nThe Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nwas adopted on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the\nCBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003. This international treaty provides a\nframework, based on the precautionary principle, for the safe\ntransfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs)\nresulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects\non the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or\npose risks to human health.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision\nauthorising the Commission to participate in the liability and\nredress negotiations on behalf of the Union as regards matters\nfalling within Union competence, in accordance with certain\nnegotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October 2010, during the fifth Conference of\nthe Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the\nProtocol in Nagoya, Japan, the EU unanimously supported the\nfinal compromise reached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the\nfinal plenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In\naccordance with Council Decision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
\nThe Supplementary Protocol contributes to the\nachievement of the objectives of the environmental policy of the\nUnion. It is therefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded\non behalf of the Union as soon as possible.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried\nout.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of\nbiological diversity, or pose risks to human health by establishing\ninternational rules and procedures in the field of liability and\nredress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living\nmodified organisms.
\nAny protocol to the Convention on Biological\nDiversity, pursuant to Article 34 thereof, is open for\nratification, acceptance or approval by Member States and by\nregional economic integration organisations. In view of the above\nthe Commission proposes that the Council authorizes the President\nto designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of\napproval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nbehalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary powers\nthereto.
\nIn accordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the\nConvention, regional economic integration organisations must\ndeclare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters\ngoverned by the relevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the\nCommission has prepared the Declaration annexed to the present\nproposal.
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nThe Committee on the Environment, Public Health and\nFood Safety adopted the report by Matthias GROOTE (S&D, DE) on\nthe draft Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the\nEuropean Union of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nThe committee recommended that the European Parliament\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,\nadopted on 15 October 2010, at the final plenary of the fifth\nConference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\n(COP/MOP 5) in Nagoya, was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011.
\nThe request for consent was submitted by the Council\nin accordance with Article 192 and Article 218(6), second\nsubparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the\nEuropean Union (TFEU).
\nThe European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nThe European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nThe European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nThe Committee on the Environment, Public Health and\nFood Safety adopted the report by Matthias GROOTE (S&D, DE) on\nthe draft Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the\nEuropean Union of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nThe committee recommended that the European Parliament\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,\nadopted on 15 October 2010, at the final plenary of the fifth\nConference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\n(COP/MOP 5) in Nagoya, was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011.
\nThe request for consent was submitted by the Council\nin accordance with Article 192 and Article 218(6), second\nsubparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the\nEuropean Union (TFEU).
\nThe Committee on the Environment, Public Health and\nFood Safety adopted the report by Matthias GROOTE (S&D, DE) on\nthe draft Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the\nEuropean Union of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nThe committee recommended that the European Parliament\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,\nadopted on 15 October 2010, at the final plenary of the fifth\nConference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\n(COP/MOP 5) in Nagoya, was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011.
\nThe request for consent was submitted by the Council\nin accordance with Article 192 and Article 218(6), second\nsubparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the\nEuropean Union (TFEU).
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\n\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\n\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\n\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity\n(CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is\ntoday's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity\nissues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources.
\nThe\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on\nBiological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a\nsupplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003.\nThis international treaty provides a framework, based on the\nprecautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of\nliving modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern\nbiotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and\nsustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human\nhealth.
\nIn\nJune 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the\nCommission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations\non behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October\n2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties\nserving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya,\nJapan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise\nreached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final\nplenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council\nDecision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its\nconclusion at a later date.
\nThe\nSupplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the\nobjectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is\ntherefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of\nthe Union as soon as possible.
\n\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS:\nArticle 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the\nTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the\nconservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose\nrisks to human health by establishing international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nAny protocol to\nthe Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34\nthereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member\nStates and by regional economic integration organisations. In view\nof the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes\nthe President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the\ninstrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary\npowers thereto.
\nIn\naccordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention,\nregional economic integration organisations must declare the extent\nof their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nrelevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has\nprepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is today's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity issues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
\nThe Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003. This international treaty provides a framework, based on the precautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human health.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union competence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October 2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya, Japan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise reached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council Decision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
\nThe Supplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is therefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of the Union as soon as possible.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human health by establishing international rules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified organisms.
\nAny protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34 thereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member States and by regional economic integration organisations. In view of the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes the President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary powers thereto.
\nIn accordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention, regional economic integration organisations must declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the relevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has prepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
The European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nPURPOSE: the conclusion on behalf of the European\nUnion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nNON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2013/86/EU on\nthe conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Nagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nCONTENT: according to this Decision, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is approved on behalf of the\nUnion.
\nThe objective of the Supplementary Protocol is the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources. The text of the Supplementary\nProtocol is appended to the Decision.
\nTo recap, Article 27 of the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity provides that\nthe Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\nto the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first meeting, a\nprocess with respect to the elaboration of international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision\nauthorising the Commission to participate in the negotiations\nconcerning liability and redress in this field on behalf of the\nUnion as regards matters falling within Union competence, in\naccordance with certain negotiating directives. That authorisation\nwas extended in October 2008 to cover the final stages of the\nnegotiations. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the fifth\nCOP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol which was then signed by\nthe Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later\ndate.
\nThe Union and its Member States should endeavour to\ndeposit as soon as possible their instruments of ratification,\nacceptance or approval of the Supplementary Protocol.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE:\n12/02/2013.
\nThe European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nPURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which entered into force on 29 December 1993, is today's main international instrument for addressing biodiversity issues. The three objectives pursued by the Convention are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
\nThe Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11
\nSeptember 2003. This international treaty provides a framework, based on the precautionary principle, for the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human health.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the liability and redress negotiations on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union competence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives.
\nOn 11 October 2010, during the fifth Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol in Nagoya, Japan, the EU unanimously supported the final compromise reached on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of COP/MOP5 successfully adopted the
\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In accordance with Council Decision of 6 May 2011, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed by the Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
\nThe Supplementary Protocol contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the environmental policy of the Union. It is therefore appropriate that this Protocol be concluded on behalf of the Union as soon as possible.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192 (1) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, or pose risks to human health by establishing international rules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for damage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified organisms.
\nAny protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, pursuant to Article 34 thereof, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by Member States and by regional economic integration organisations. In view of the above the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes the President to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of approval of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on behalf of the Union and to confer on them the necessary powers thereto.
\nIn accordance with Article 34, paragraph 3, of the Convention, regional economic integration organisations must declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the relevant protocol. To fulfill this obligation, the Commission has prepared the Declaration annexed to the present proposal. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union,\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nBACKGROUND: Article 27 of the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity\nprovides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting\nof the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first\nmeeting, a process with respect to the elaboration of international\nrules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for\ndamage resulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted\na Decision authorising the Commission to participate in the\nnegotiations concerning liability and redress in this field on\nbehalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union\ncompetence, in accordance with certain negotiating directives. That\nauthorisation was extended in October 2008 to cover the final\nstages of the negotiations
\nDuring the fifth COP/MOP in\nNagoya, Japan, the Union supported the final compromise reached on\nthe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and\nRedress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (\"the Supplementary\nProtocol\"), following consideration that it was within the limits\nof the agreed Union positions and negotiating directives addressed\nto the Commission. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the\nfifth COP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol and it was then\nsigned by the Union on 12 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a\nlater date.
\nIt is now appropriate to approve the Supplementary\nProtocol on behalf of the Union.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was\nundertaken.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 192, in conjunction with\nArticle 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European\nUnion (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: with this draft decision, it is proposed to\napprove on behalf of the European Union, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur\nSupplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena\nProtocol on Biosafety.
\nThe content of the Protocol is identical to that which\nwas the subject of the Commissions proposal of June 2012\n(please refer to the summary dated 5 June 2012).
\nThe draft decision also includes a declaration by the\nEuropean Union in accordance with Article 34(3) of the Convention\nion Biological Diversity in which it confirms that, in accordance\nwith the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article\n191), it is competent for entering into international agreements\nand for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which\ncontribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
\nIt also declares that it has\nalready adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States,\ncovering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The\nexercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous\ndevelopment. In order to comply with its obligations, the Union\nwill keep up to date the list of legal instruments already\ntransmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no\nimplications on the EUs budget.
\nThe Committee on the Environment, Public Health and\nFood Safety adopted the report by Matthias GROOTE (S&D, DE) on\nthe draft Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the\nEuropean Union of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nThe committee recommended that the European Parliament\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,\nadopted on 15 October 2010, at the final plenary of the fifth\nConference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\n(COP/MOP 5) in Nagoya, was signed by the Union on 11 May\n2011.
\nThe request for consent was submitted by the Council\nin accordance with Article 192 and Article 218(6), second\nsubparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the\nEuropean Union (TFEU).
\nThe European\nParliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nParliament gave its\nconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
\nPURPOSE: the conclusion on behalf of the European\nUnion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on\nLiability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety.
\nNON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2013/86/EU on\nthe conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Nagoya-Kuala\nLumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the\nCartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
\nCONTENT: according to this Decision, the\nNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress\nto the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is approved on behalf of the\nUnion.
\nThe objective of the Supplementary Protocol is the\nconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its\ncomponents, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising\nfrom the use of genetic resources. The text of the Supplementary\nProtocol is appended to the Decision.
\nTo recap, Article 27 of the Cartagena Protocol on\nBiosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity provides that\nthe Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties\nto the Protocol (COP/MOP) shall adopt, in its first meeting, a\nprocess with respect to the elaboration of international rules and\nprocedures in the field of liability and redress for damage\nresulting from transboundary movements of living modified\norganisms.
\nIn June 2007, the Council adopted a Decision\nauthorising the Commission to participate in the negotiations\nconcerning liability and redress in this field on behalf of the\nUnion as regards matters falling within Union competence, in\naccordance with certain negotiating directives. That authorisation\nwas extended in October 2008 to cover the final stages of the\nnegotiations. On 15 October 2010, the final plenary of the fifth\nCOP/MOP adopted the Supplementary Protocol which was then signed by\nthe Union on 11 May 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later\ndate.
\nThe Union and its Member States should endeavour to\ndeposit as soon as possible their instruments of ratification,\nacceptance or approval of the Supplementary Protocol.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE:\n12/02/2013.
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