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The Global Industry Coalition (GIC) for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety reiterates its significant concerns regarding the conduct of the ongoing negotiations on synthetic biology under the Convention.

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The Global Industry Coalition (GIC) continues to have significant concerns with the ongoing negotiations on risk assessment and risk management of LMOs under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, in particular, how gaps in existing guidance are identified and selected for further consideration in the absence of consensus by the Parties that such work is justified. Parties to the Protocol will consider proposed recommendations for a path forward on risk assessment during the 22^nd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Affairs (SBSTTA), taking place 2-7 July 2018 in Montreal, Canada.  The proposed recommendations continue the inefficient and unproductive work that has occurred on this issue since 2004, using the same mechanisms that have not led to beneficial outcomes for the Parties.  The GIC is firmly of the view that the SBSTTA should discontinue this repetitious work.  SBSTTA is instead requested to recommend work on developing objective and agreed-upon criteria to determine whether further work on risk assessment is warranted. An appropriate mechanism for this activity is an online forum that would allow for the participation of a wide spectrum of experts to engage and support outcomes fully-informed by appropriate expertise.

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In response to the proposed U.S. tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce released a list of potential U.S. products that might be subject to import levies. This list include a proposed 25 percent tax on U.S. soybean imports. CropLife International’s statement is available for download below:

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Today, CropLife International and its member companies have made a global, voluntary commitment to enable more public access to safety data related to its crop protection products. The initiative stems from the industry’s commitment to transparency, responsibility and sustainability. The press release is attached.

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Updated in November 2017, this document provides basic guidance to the reader on how to interact with Codex Alimentarius Commission and its subsidiary bodies in order to establish and maintain Codex Maximum Residue Limits.

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CropLife International members have made a voluntary commitment to include Mode of Action (MoA) information on all product labels by 2023. This industry guidance presents an agreed approach to the use of MoA icons on labels.

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This is the UN Convention on Biological Diversity synthetic biology issue 5, published in October 2017.

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Ever wonder how the chocolate we know and love gets from the tree to our hands? The following infographic reproduced from the World Cocoa Foundation shows the process of growing the cocoa trees to the chocolate making and all the steps in between.

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This document contains links to readily available guidance, available from national authorities and international/intergovernmental bodies with experience in real-world risk assessment of LMOs. This list is not exhaustive; it is merely exemplary.

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This leaflet covers: the reason why these stockpiles exist; what is being done to get rid of them; stages in the safe disposal of obsolete stocks; how obsolete stocks can be prevented in the future; and the Africa Stockpiles Programme (ASP). Updated version from 2018.

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This booklet details the CropLife International commitment to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). It includes examples of IPM and responsible use training partnerships; container management programs, removal of obsolete pesticide stocks, and tackling the anti-counterfeit pesticide market.

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Highly hazardous pesticides form part of a farmer’s crop protection toolbox. The crop protection industry is working to reduce the risk they pose to people and the environment.

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This infographic explains how CropLife International members manage their highly hazardous pesticides.

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