Article 21
1. Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof and, unless otherwise expressly provided, a reference to this Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes thereto. Any annexes adopted after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be restricted to lists, forms and any other material of a descriptive nature that is of a scientific, technical, procedural or administrative character.
It is to reassure the authors and the countries involved, there will be not cherry picking of information. That is what was so appalling a few years back when a British professor's email was hacked. To begin, it was hacked and illegal, but, there is an understanding that partial information is not information at all.
2. Any Party may make proposals for an annex to this Protocol and may propose amendments to annexes to this Protocol.
Procedural. There is nothing stopping a complete record to be made.
3. Annexes to this Protocol and amendments to annexes to this Protocol shall be adopted at an ordinary session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. The text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated to the Parties by the secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The secretariat shall also communicate the text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex to the Parties and signatories to the Convention and, for information, to the Depositary.
Judicial. The notification of any annexes and/or amendments is to be six months before the meeting. It obviously is to give sufficient time to clarify the document and/or agree with it or not.
1. Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof and, unless otherwise expressly provided, a reference to this Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes thereto. Any annexes adopted after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be restricted to lists, forms and any other material of a descriptive nature that is of a scientific, technical, procedural or administrative character.
It is to reassure the authors and the countries involved, there will be not cherry picking of information. That is what was so appalling a few years back when a British professor's email was hacked. To begin, it was hacked and illegal, but, there is an understanding that partial information is not information at all.
2. Any Party may make proposals for an annex to this Protocol and may propose amendments to annexes to this Protocol.
Procedural. There is nothing stopping a complete record to be made.
3. Annexes to this Protocol and amendments to annexes to this Protocol shall be adopted at an ordinary session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. The text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated to the Parties by the secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The secretariat shall also communicate the text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex to the Parties and signatories to the Convention and, for information, to the Depositary.
Judicial. The notification of any annexes and/or amendments is to be six months before the meeting. It obviously is to give sufficient time to clarify the document and/or agree with it or not.
