The governing Body established it in 2017, and its mandate was extended in 2019. It was re-convened in 2023 with a new mandate.

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.

Term of Reference

Ms Kim VAN SEETERS (The Netherlands); Ms Modester KACHAPILA-MILINYU (Malawi)

It comprises up to five members each from the Africa Region, Asia Region, the Europe Region and the Latin America and the Caribbean Region; three from the Near East Region; and two each from the North America Region and the South West Pacific Region; up to five representatives of farmer organizations, particularly smallholder farmers from the centers of origin and crop diversity, and up to three other stakeholders, one each from academia, civil society organizations, seed sector designated by the Bureau of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body.

List of Members

English (the interpretation and the translation of documents into relevant languages is subject to additional financial resources)

AHTEG-FR

Up to two meetings per biennium, subject to the availability of resources, in the biennium 2023–2024, as currently constituted, and report to the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body on its work for further consideration

Extra budgetary resources

OCBT

September 2018

2018, 2019, 2020 (virtual), 2021 (Virtual), 2024, 2025

None