1. UNEP-GEF Projects for National Biosafety Frameworks Århus Convention WG on GMOs Geneva, March 2004

2. UNEP Projects in Biosafety 1.Development Phase 2.Implementation Phase FROM initial country status TO a draft NBF ready for approval procedure FROM draft or approved NBF TO an “up and running” framework

3. UNEP Projects in Biosafety in CEECCA 4 countries have participated in Pilot Phase (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Russian Federation) 22 countries (19 CEE and 3 CCA countries have joined NBF development project; Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine) 2 countries have joined NBF implementation project (Bulgaria, Poland)

4. Country CPACCountry CPAC S RS RS RS R Albania- -++DPMacedonia+ - - + DP Armenia - -++DPMalta --+ + DP Azerbaijan- -- +DPMoldova ++++ DP Belarus- + ++DPPoland ++++ IP Bosnia and Herzegovina-- - -NoRomania ++++ DP Bulgaria ++++IPRussian Federation---- PP Croatia +++ -DPSerbia and MN--? DP Czech Republic+++ -DPSlovakia + -? DP Estonia+ -++DPSlovenia+++ - DP Georgia- - ++DPTajikistan-+- + DP Hungary++++PPTurkey++-- DP Kazakhstan- -++DPTurkmenistan- -- + No Kyrgyzstan- -- +DPUkraine- +++ DP Latvia- +++DPUzbekistan- - - - No Lithuania++++DP Status of ratification of countries in CEECCA

5. National Biosafety Frameworks Main components: 1.Biosafety Policy 2.Regulatory regime 3.System to handle requests (administrative, risk assessment & management, decision making) 4. Follow up activities (enforcement, monitoring for environmental effects) 5. Public Awareness and Participation

6. UNEP-GEF Project on Development of National Biosafety Frameworks

7. Phase 0 Phase 0 Starting up the Project Phase 0 Phase 1 Gathering information Phase 1 Gathering informationPhase 1Phase 1 Phase 2 Consultation and analysis Phase 2 Consultation and analysisPhase 2Phase 2 Phase 3 Drafting the Framework Phase 3 Drafting the FrameworkPhase 3Phase 3 Developing a National Biosafety Framework

8. UNEP-GEF Project on Development of NBFs In 2003:  Two new toolkit modules* providing guidance to the project Phase 0: Starting The Project *Phase 1: Taking stock *Phase 2: Consultation and analysis ( with special reference to Arhus Convention) Versions available in English French, Spanish and Russian Ref. Section A.6

9. First Series- Slovakia, February 2002. Focus on Biosafety Clearing House and awareness raisingFirst Series- Slovakia, February 2002. Focus on Biosafety Clearing House and awareness raising Second Series– Lithuania, May 2003. Focus on Risk Assessment and management, Public Awareness and ParticipationSecond Series– Lithuania, May 2003. Focus on Risk Assessment and management, Public Awareness and Participation Third Series – Turkey, December 2003. Focus on Regulatory Regime and Administrative SystemsThird Series – Turkey, December 2003. Focus on Regulatory Regime and Administrative Systems Sub-regional workshops

10. Countries in phase 1 of NBF project Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Romania Serbia and Montenegro (not started yet) Countries in Phase 3 of NBF project Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Latvia,Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, Tajikistan; Estonia and Slovenia (finished) Countries in Phase 2 of NBF project Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine Countries implementing their NBF Bulgaria (UNEP-GEF) Poland (UNEP-GEF) Status of NBF in CEECCA

11. Country progress reports www.unep.ch/biosafety Country progress reports (available on website at: www.unep.ch/biosafety), indicating the results of their gap analysis: –Gaps in biosafety policy –Gaps in regulatory regime –Gaps in systems to handle requests –Gaps in monitoring and enforcement –Gaps in public awareness BUT NOT IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. New UNEP-GEF project started March 2004 to help countries use and access the Biosafety Clearing HouseNew UNEP-GEF project started March 2004 to help countries use and access the Biosafety Clearing House Eligibility is currently open for Parties to CP up until the time of the first COP/MOP. Not open to countries that have a current ‘Implementation project Eligibility is currently open for Parties to CP up until the time of the first COP/MOP. Not open to countries that have a current ‘Implementation project Eligibility may be extended to Parties to CBD after COP/MOP1Eligibility may be extended to Parties to CBD after COP/MOP1 BCH Capacity Building Project