Monitoring and reporting (Article 33)
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Recognizing the important role of monitoring and reporting in the implementation of the Protocol,
Noting the comments received to date from various Governments on the reporting format (UNEP/CBD/ICCP/3/INF/6),
1. Encourages Governments that have not submitted comments pursuant to recommendation 2/2 of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to review the reporting format and submit any comments to the Executive Secretary by no later than five months prior to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol;
2. Requests the Executive Secretary to continue to compile comments on the draft format, with a view to further developing the format for consideration by the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol.
