(Resolution 3/2022)

• Friends of the Co-chairs group on User and Crop Categories. Report.
• Friends of the Co-chairs group on Access Mechanisms and Payment Rates. Report first meeting, Report second meeting.
• Friends of the Co-chairs group on a Termination Clause. Interim report after the first meeting, Report second meeting.
• Friends of the Co-chairs group on Scope of the Multilateral System. Report.
• Standing Group of Legal Experts (SGLE). Report of the first meeting, Report of the second meeting, Report of the third meeting, and ;Report of the fourth meeting.

The Committee will continue to advise the Secretariat on the implementation of Articles 5 and 6, in particular by:

• Developing a mechanism to identify the status of implementation of Articles 5 and 6 and support Contracting Parties that need assistance with regard to their specific contexts and local needs;
• Providing inputs and to begin to draft the voluntary guidelines on possible approaches to address the bottlenecks identified in Background Study on Bottlenecks and Challenges to the Implementation of Articles 5 and 6 of the International Treaty (IT/GB-9/22/12/Inf.2), in consultation with Contracting Parties, and taking into account relevant work conducted by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
• Providing recommendations on the current work and future strategies to support countries in the implementation of Articles 5 and 6, based on areas of action of the proposed Joint Programme;
• Providing guidance on scope, format, timing, priority crops, and other issues related to global crop conservation strategies; and
• Offering advice on how to promote cooperation, mainstreaming and partnership to enhance the implementation of Articles 5 and 6.

Ms Patricia GADALETA (Argentina); Mr Pesach LUBINSKY (USA)

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The Expert Group will:

• Review and agree to the outline for the assessment of the state of implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty, as contained in Annex 1 to Resolution 7/2023, considering the compilation of the submissions;
• Review the assessment of the state of implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty, and provide conclusions for the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body; and
• Provide advice to the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body on how the use of Options, as contained in the Annex to Resolution 7/2022 for the implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty, can be promoted.

1. The Committee shall, with a view to promoting compliance and addressing issues of noncompliance, and under the overall guidance of the Governing Body, have the following functions:

a) Consider information submitted to it regarding matters relating to compliance and issues of non-compliance;

b) Offer advice and/or facilitate assistance, as appropriate, to any Contracting Party, on matters relating to compliance with a view to assisting it to comply with its obligations under the International Treaty;

c) Assist the Governing Body in its monitoring of the implementation by Contracting Parties of their obligations under the International Treaty on the basis of reports of the Contracting Parties in accordance with Section V of the Compliance Procedures;

d) Address issues of non-compliance and identify the specific circumstances of the issue referred to it, in accordance with Sections VI to VIII of the Compliance Procedures;

e) Promote compliance by addressing statements and questions concerning the implementation of obligations under the International Treaty, in accordance with Section IX of the Compliance Procedures; 

f) Carry out any other functions as may be assigned to it by the Governing Body pursuant to Article 21 of the International Treaty;

g) Submit a report to each regular session of the Governing Body reflecting: 

i) the work that the Committee has undertaken;

ii) the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee; and

iii) the future programme of work of the Committee.

2. The Committee shall not consider any questions concerning the interpretation of, implementation of, or compliance with the Standard Material Transfer Agreement by parties or potential parties to it.

Up to 14 members, two from each of the FAO regions and not more than one from a Contracting Party. Members shall be elected by the Governing Body on the basis of up to two nominations from each of the seven FAO regions.

Members of the Committee shall have recognized competence in the field of genetic resources or other fields relevant for the International Treaty, including legal or technical expertise, and they shall serve objectively and in their individual capacity.
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• general recommendations on the development and deployment of the Global Information System and its components as adopted by the Governing Body;
• the discovery of new areas of work with potential impact on the System;
• the selection of pilot activities for the Global Information System and, upon request of the Secretary, other initiatives and actions to sustain the operation of the Global Information System, and the further update of the Programme of Work.
• to review, as may be required, the Programme of Work on GLIS for the consideration of the Governing Body at its Ninth Session;
• to continue considering scientific and technical issues of relevance to DSI/GSD, and considering national legislation, as appropriate;

• Up to 2 scientific experts from each Region, nominated by the Vice-chairpersons of the Governing Body of each respective Region;
• 10 additional scientific and technical experts appointed by the Secretary including experts suggested by the regions and relevant stakeholders, taking into account the required range of technical expertise and regional balance as appropriate