SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs International law on Liability B A 1

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Damage 2

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Hungary Baia Mare Yugoslavia 3

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Damage Kiev-Protocol 4

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Contained use of organisms Release of organisms into the environment Release for experimental purposes with genetically modified organisms (field trials) Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds, commodities ) 5

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Contained use of organisms field trials 6

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs organic farmer GMO-Farmer 7

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds) causing a damage Channelling of the liability GMO-farmer seedproducer No liability No compensation 8

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds) causing a damage Swiss Solution Persons who have handled such organisms inappropriatly or have otherwise contributed to the occurrance or exacerbation of the damage (GMO-farmer) seedproducer Right of recourse against 9

SAEFLSwiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August to 2 September 2004 Regulations on liability under other MEAs Compliance Committee Conference of the Parties Compliance Parties (States) How the Convention is being implemented 10