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Summary

Part I : Potential positive and negative impacts of components, organisms and products resulting from synthetic biology techniques on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and associated social, economic and cultural considerations.
A. Executive summary
B. Preamble
C. Technical background on synthetic biology
1. Introduction
2. Supporting technologies
3. Areas of synthetic biology research
4. current and near-term products involving synthetic biology
D. Potential impacts of the components, organisms and products resulting from synthetic biology techniques on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
5. applications of synthetic biology and their potential positive and negative impacts
6. General biosafety concerns
7. strategies for containment
8. Adequacy of current methodologies for environmental risk assessment
E. Social, economic and cultural considerations associated with the components, organisms and products resulting from synthetic biology techniques
9. Biosecurity considerations relating to biodiversity
10. Economic considerations relating to biodiversity
11. Human health considerations relating to biodiversity
12. Ethical considerations relating to biodiversity
13. Intellectual property considerations related to biodiversity
Part II : Possible gaps and overlaps with the applicable provisions of the convention, its protocols and other relevant ag reements related to components, organisms and products result ing from synthetic biology techniques
A. Executive summary
B. Scope & methods
C. General rules of customary international law, treaties and standards addressing the potential risks arising from the application of synthetic biology techniques
1. International law and principles applicable to components, organisms and products resulting from synthetic biology
2. Convention on Biological Diversity
3. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
4. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
4.1. Overview of main provisions
5. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the "SPS Agreement")
6. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
7. The World Organisation for Animal Health
8. Codex Alimentarius
D. Treaties addressing access to genetic resources, benefitsharing from their utilization , technology transfer and intellectual property rights that could be relevant to the application of synthetic biology techniques
9. Convention on Biological Diversity
10. N agoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
11. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
12. The WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
13. The International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)
E. self-regulation by the scientific community
F. conclusions