Fourth Session of the Governing Body
14/03/2011 - 18/03/2011
The Fourth Session of the Governing Body took place in Bali, Indonesia, from 14 to 18 March 2011 and was preceded by two days of regional consultations. Read the daily reports issued by IISD.
Annotated draft provisional agenda and provisional indicative timetable
Report of the Chairperson of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body
Report of the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Procedures and Operational Mechanisms to Promote Compliance and Address Issues of Non-Compliance
Report of the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Funding Strategy
Draft Business Plan for the implementation of the Treaty
Report on the Implementation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit Sharing
Reviews and assessments under the Multilateral System, and of the Implementation and Operation of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement
Report of the Chair of the Ad Hoc Third Party Beneficiary Committee
Report on the Operations of the Third Party Beneficiary
Policy coherence and complementarity of the work of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and of the Governing body of the International Treaty
Vision paper on the development of the global information system in the context of Article 17 of the Treaty
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Report on the Selection of the members of the Executive Board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and possible options for the simplification of the normal selection and appointment procedures
Relationship with the Convention on Biological Diversity
Progress report on partnerships, synergies and cooperation with other organizations, including agreements between the Governing Body and the IARCS and other relevant international institutions under Article 15 of the Treaty
Matter arising from the Report of the Independent External Evaluation of FAO of relevance to the Treaty
Draft Work Programme and Budget for the 2012-2013 Biennium
Draft Resolutions of the Fourth Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Report on Fao Activities related to the supporting components of the Treaty
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Experience of the IARC of the CGIAR with the implementation of the agreements with the Governing Body, with particular reference to the use of the standard material transfer agreement for Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 crops
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Compilation of views and experiences on the Implementation of Farmer's Rights submitted by Contracting Parties and relevant organizations
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Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Multilateral System and the Standard Material Transfer Agreement
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Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Multilateral System and the Standard Material Transfer Agreement Information Documents
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Compilation of submissions by Contracting Parties on the implementation of the Multilateral System
Experiences of international institutions with the implementation of the agreements with the Governing Body under Article 15 of the Treaty, with particular reference to the use of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement for Annex I and non-Annex I c
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Statement of competence and voting rights submitted by the European Union (EU) and its member states
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Compilation of submissions by private sector entities, and other natural and legal persons on the implementation of the Multilateral System
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Draft updated Global Plan of Action for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
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Letter of Invitation to the Ministerial Conference, Bali, 11th March 2011on the occasion of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA
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