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Art.23 |
Article 23. Conference of the Parties |
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Art.23.1 |
1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme not later than one year after the entry into force of this Convention. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be determined by the Conference at its first meeting. |
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Art.23.2 |
2. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Conference, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communicated to them by the Secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties. |
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Art.23.3 |
3. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt rules of procedure for itself and for any subsidiary body it may establish, as well as financial rules governing the funding of the Secretariat. At each ordinary meeting, it shall adopt a budget for the financial period until the next ordinary meeting. |
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Art.23.4 |
4. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under review the implementation of this Convention, and, for this purpose, shall: |
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Art.23.4.a |
(a) Establish the form and the intervals for transmitting the information to be submitted in accordance with Article 26 and consider such information as well as reports submitted by any subsidiary body; |
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Art.23.4.b |
(b) Review scientific, technical and technological advice on biological diversity provided in accordance with Article 25; |
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Art.23.4.c |
(c) Consider and adopt, as required, protocols in accordance with Article 28; |
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Art.23.4.d |
(d) Consider and adopt, as required, in accordance with Articles 29 and 30, amendments to this Convention and its annexes; |
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Art.23.4.e |
(e) Consider amendments to any protocol, as well as to any annexes thereto, and, if so decided, recommend their adoption to the parties to the protocol concerned; |
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Art.23.4.f |
(f) Consider and adopt, as required, in accordance with Article 30, additional annexes to this Convention; |
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Art.23.4.g |
(g) Establish such subsidiary bodies, particularly to provide scientific and technical advice, as are deemed necessary for the implementation of this Convention; |
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Art.23.4.h |
(h) Contact, through the Secretariat, the executive bodies of conventions dealing with matters covered by this Convention with a view to establishing appropriate forms of cooperation with them; and |
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Art.23.4.i |
(i) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of this Convention in the light of experience gained in its operation. |
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Art.23.5 |
5. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State not Party to this Convention, may be represented as observers at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. Any other body or agency, whether governmental or non-governmental, qualified in fields relating to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, which has informed the Secretariat of its wish to be represented as an observer at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties, may be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure adopted by the Conference of the Parties. |
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Art.25 |
Article 25. Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
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Art.25.1 |
1. A subsidiary body for the provision of scientific, technical and technological advice is hereby established to provide the Conference of the Parties and, as appropriate, its other subsidiary bodies with timely advice relating to the implementation of this Convention. This body shall be open to participation by all Parties and shall be multidisciplinary. It shall comprise government representatives competent in the relevant field of expertise. It shall report regularly to the Conference of the Parties on all aspects of its work. |
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Art.25.2 |
2. Under the authority of and in accordance with guidelines laid down by the Conference of the Parties, and upon its request, this body shall: |
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Art.25.2.a |
(a) Provide scientific and technical assessments of the status of biological diversity; |
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Art.25.2.b |
(b) Prepare scientific and technical assessments of the effects of types of measures taken in accordance with the provisions of this Convention; |
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Art.25.2.c |
(c) Identify innovative, efficient and state-of-the-art technologies and know-how relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and advise on the ways and means of promoting development and/ or transferring such technologies; |
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Art.25.2.d |
(d) Provide advice on scientific programmes and international cooperation in research and development related to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; and |
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Art.25.2.e |
(e) Respond to scientific, technical, technological and methodological questions that the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies may put to the body. |
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Art.25.3 |
3. The functions, terms of reference, organization and operation of this body may be further elaborated by the Conference of the Parties. |
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Art.39 |
Article 39. Financial Interim Arrangements |
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Art.39.1x |
Provided that it has been fully restructured in accordance with the requirements of Article 21, the Global Environment Facility of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development shall be the institutional structure referred to in Article 21 on an interim basis, for the period between the entry into force of this Convention and the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties or until the Conference of the Parties decides which institutional structure will be designated in accordance with Article 21. |
