MX 2008 Documents

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General

• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/1 Provisional Agenda for the Meeting of Experts (18 June 2008)
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/2 Provisional Programme of Work for the Meeting of Experts (30 July 2008)

• Brief for the Chairman – Opening Session (10:00 18 August)
• Statement by Ambassador Georgi Avramchev, Chairman of the 2008 Meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention: Dual-Use at the Cutting Edge: What to do about Oversight (19 August)

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Background information

• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/INF.1 Biosafety and Biosecurity (24 June 2008)
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/INF.2 Developments in Codes of Conduct Since 2005 (26 June 2008)
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/INF.3 Oversight of Science (14 July 2008)
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/INF.4 Education, Outreach and Raising Awareness (15 July 2008)

• Compendium: Measures to Improve Biosafety and Biosecurity [Note: some countries presented their measures as a Working Paper]

  • Bulgaria
  • Mexico (in Spanish) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
  • Republic of Korea
  • Switzerland
• Compendium: Oversight, Education, Awareness Raising, and Adoption and/or Development of Codes of Conduct [Note: some countries presented their measures as a Working Paper]

  • Bulgaria
  • Republic of Korea
  • Switzerland

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Working papers

• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.1 Efforts to Promote Global Biosecurity and Pathogen Security Standards (30 July 2008) - USA
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.2 Pathogen Safety and Pathogen Security Assistance Efforts of the United States (30 July 2008) - USA
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.3 Enhancing Biosecurity in the Life Sciences: Recommendations of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (30 July 2008) - USA
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.4 Synthetic Biology: A Transforming Technology (30 July 2008) - USA
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.5 National Data Collection Processes for CBM Submissions (30 July 2008) - Switzerland
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.6 Implementation of the UK Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act (ATCSA) 2001: Biosecurity Aspects (30 July 2008) - UK
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.7 Revision to the UK Regulatory Framework Governing Human and Animal Pathogens (30 July 2008) - UK
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.8 Development of A Code of Conduct on Biosecurity (30 July 2008) - The Netherlands
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.9 Measures to Improve Biosafety and Biosecurity and Awareness Raising (12 August 2008) - Lithuania
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.10 Oversight, Education and Awareness Raising: Report of A UK Seminar, 28 March 2008 (12 August 2008) - UK
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.11 Oversight of Emerging Technologies: Examples of UK Approaches to Responsible Development of Science (12 August 2008) - UK
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.12 The German Research Foundation Code of Conduct: Work with Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms and Toxins (12 August 2008) - Germany
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.13 European Union Legislation and Recommendations Related to Biosafety and Biosecurity (12 August 2008) - Germany on behalf of the European Union
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.14 Registration and Licensing of Facilities and Persons Handling Biological Materials (12 August 2008) - Germany
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.15 Security Vetting of Personnel Handling Dangerous Biological Materials (12 August 2008) - Germany
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.17 Biosafety and Biosecurity (12 August 2008) - Canada
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.20 Regional Seminar for South East Asia on Promoting and Implementing Biosafety and Biosecurity (14 August 2008) - Indonesia and Norway
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/WP.21 Oversight, Education, Awareness Raising, and Codes of Conduct for Preventing the Misuse of Bio-science and Bio-technology (14 August 2008) - Japan
  

Final documents

•  BWC/MSP/2008/MX/CRP.1 Considerations, Lessons, Perspectives, Recommendations, Conclusions and Proposals Drawn From the Presentations, Statements, Working Papers And Interventions on the Topics Under Discussion At the Meeting (21 August 2008)
  • BWC/MSP/2008/MX/CRP.1/Add.1 (22 August 2008)
• BWC/MSP/2008/MX/CRP.2 Draft Report of the Meeting of Experts (22 August 2008)
• Informal Advance Report of the Meeting of Experts (22 August 2008)

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