PRRI MOP7 Statement on Socio-Economic Considerations
Ua tsaug koj Chairman,
Kuv hais lus rau cov pej xeem cov kev tshawb fawb thiab kev tswj teg num. PRRI is a worldwide organisation of public researchers involved in biotechnology for the common good.
PRRI first of all congratulates you as Chair, and thanks the Government and people of Korea for their warm and efficient hospitality.
Mr. Chairman, Articles 16 thiab 19 of the Protocol’s mother Convention on Biodiversity underline that transfer of technology – whereby biotechnologies are explicitly mentioned – is essential to the attainment of the goals of the Convention.
The AIA procedure of the Protocol gives Parties that have not yet adopted a domestic regulatory framework for biosafety, ib tug uas txim paub tseeb txog tus ntshuam ntawm LMOs, li no facilitating lub tshuab mus hu rau hauv cov khoom 16 thiab 19 ntawm qhov CBD.
As regards socio-economic considerations in decision making: Nws yog precisely vim yog tus muab paab cov kev pab cuam rau cov tswv teb thiab cov neeg soj ntsuam cov pej xeem ntawm dedicate cov hauj lwm kav ntev mus tshawb hauv biotechnology niaj hnub.
We therefore urge decision makers to keep updating themselves of the latest information about the socio-economic benefits of the introduction of this technology. PRRI continues to be available to provide further background and information in this respect.
Aware of the various discussions about Article 26, PRRI supports efforts to remind all involved what article 26 actually says:
Tshooj 26 hais txog cov kev txiav txim siab txiav txim siab, rau kev ntsuam xyuas uas yuav tsis.
Tshooj 26 hais txog"yuav siv sij hawm rau hauv koj tus account”, i.e. nqe lus muab vaj no koom ib tug ploj rau ob tog, tsis ua raws li.
Tshooj 26 hais txog"raws lawv cov luag num. thoob ntiaj teb li”. Ib tug ntawm cov nqi uas muaj nyob hauv cov lus sib lees hauv SPS, uas yuav tsum tau lub hauv paus kev rau txim.
Tshooj 26 hais txog"plawg xav txog kev teem tsob los ntawm tej yam muaj LMOs rau txoj kev txuag (yam)…..”. No hais underlines xav tau ntawm lub hauv paus kev rau txim. Ntxiv, we should remain aware that article 26 siv ib tsis lo lus "raug nyiaj" thiab tsis – xws li tom cov tas raws tu qauv – cov sij hawm ntau qhov phiv los. Kev siv lub sij hawm uas "raug nyiaj" tseem ceeb yog qhia tau meej heev, yog nws npog leej tej kev pab thiab txaus ntshai.
Ua tsaug koj Mr Chairman