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AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON

ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING

Ninth meeting

Cali, Colombia, 22-28 March 2010

information note for participants

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INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS

1. Official opening 2

2. Venue 2

3. pre-registration 2

4. On-site registration (access to the

meeting venue and name badges) 3

6. documents 4

7. visa and health requirements 4

Annex A-1: Country Listing 12

Annex A-2: Listing of Colombian

Embassies 13

Annex A-3: Listing of Colombian Consular

Offices 16

8. hotel information 5

Annex B – Hotel listing 25

9. General information on access

to Cali 5

11. A Guided Visit to the International

Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Organized by the Government of

Colombia 8

Annex D - Guided visit form 28

16. weather and time zone

information 10

1. Official opening

THE OFFICIAL OPENING FOR THE NINTH MEETING OF THE AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, 22 MARCH 2010. THE FORMAL SESSIONS OF THE MEETING WILL BE HELD DAILY FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. AND FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAMME OF WORK, PLEASE REFER TO THE PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SECRETARIAT’S WEB SITE AT: .

The meeting will be preceded by two days of regional and inter-regional consultations, on 20 and 21 March 2010 at the same venue. The venue of the Co-Chairs Informal Interregional Consultations scheduled to take place from 16 – 18 March 2010, will be announced at a later stage.

2. Venue

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT:

Centro de Eventos Valle Del Pacífico (CEVP)

Calle 15 N. 26 – 120 Autopista Cali – Yumbo

Cali, Colombia

Fax: +(57)-(2)-641-1000 / 641-1008

E-mail: cevp@.co

Web sites:  ; .co

3. pre-registration

1. CONTRACTING PARTIES

PRE-REGISTRATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM CONTRACTING PARTIES IS SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE SECRETARIAT OF AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION LETTER. THE LETTER SHOULD INDICATE THE NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACTS OF DELEGATES ATTENDING THE ABS-9 MEETING AND SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN 12 MARCH 2010. WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING PARTIES NOMINATED TO ATTEND THE MEETING, INDICATING THE NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACTS OF DELEGATES AND INCLUDING THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION, REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE.

This will facilitate the delivery of conference badges upon arrival on site, and the preparation of the list of participants. Participants who do not wish to have their coordinates appear on the list of participants should inform the registration desk upon their arrival at the venue.

Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf

Executive Secretary

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800

Montreal, Quebec

H2Y 1N9 Canada

Fax: + 1-514-288-6588

E-mail: secretariat@cbd.int

2. Observers

3.2.1 STATES NOT PARTY TO THE CONVENTION

The pre-registration of states not Party to the Convention is subject to the same procedure as outlined in paragraph 3.1 above.

2. the united nations and its specialized agencies

The pre-registration of representatives of the UN and its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency is subject to the same procedure as outlined in paragraph 3.1 above.

3. governmental and non-governmental bodies or agencies qualified in the fields of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use

Rule 7.1 of the rules of procedure applies to bodies or agencies qualified in the fields of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use wishing to be represented as observers in the meeting. These observers may, upon invitation of the President of the meeting, participate without the right to vote in the proceedings of any meeting in matters of direct concern to the body or agency they represent unless at least one third of the Parties present at the meeting object (rule 7.2). Pursuant to COP decision IX/29 (Annex) if a body or agency was not represented at the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Bonn, 2008) the organization’s statutes/rules or terms of reference, membership, as well as any other relevant information about the organization, must also be included with the request to be represented as an observer at the meeting.

The pre-registration of these representatives is subject to the receipt by the Secretariat of an official letter and relevant documentation. The letter must be on the organization’s letterhead and signed by the organization’s Chief Executive or President and not by the nominee. The letter should indicate the names, titles and contacts of delegates attending the ABS-9 meeting. The letter should be sent to the attention of the Executive Secretary at the address indicated in item 3.1 above. This information provided will facilitate the delivery of conference badges upon arrival on site, and preparation of the list of participants. Participants who do not wish to have their coordinates appear on the list of participants should inform the registration desk upon their arrival at the venue.

4. On-site registration (access to the meeting venue and name badges)

ACCESS TO THE MEETING VENUE IS SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A VALID CONFERENCE BADGE. CONFERENCE BADGES WITH PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ISSUED AT THE REGISTRATION COUNTER LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE CENTRO DE EVENTOS VALLE DEL PACÍFICO (CEVP) AS FOLLOW:

- Friday, 19 March from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

- Saturday and Sunday, 20 -21 March from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

- Monday, 22 March from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Badges will be issued at the registration counter upon presentation of a valid passport or an identification card with a photograph, along with a copy of the nomination letters referred to under heading 3 above.

For security reasons and to gain access to both meeting venue and meeting rooms, the display of conference badges is mandatory at all times. Any loss of a badge should be reported immediately to the registration counter.

5. meeting room allocations/reservations

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ROOM ALLOCATIONS FOR THE PLENARY AS WELL AS FOR THE REGIONAL AND OTHER GROUPS WILL BE CLEARLY DISPLAYED WITHIN THE MEETING VENUE.

Meeting rooms are available for all groups every day from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. For any other use outside this slot, the access to the meeting rooms must be requested, on a daily basis, prior to the start of the meeting. Requests can be submitted to the CBD Secretariat to the attention of Ms. Lisa Pedicelli (lisa.pedicelli@cbd.int) and Mr. Nader Ibrahim (nader.ibrahim@cbd.int) and can also be requested through the “meeting room request” binder located at the documentation center located on the first floor of the CEVP.

6. documents

IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF THE MEETING, ONLY ONE SET OF PRE-SESSION DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED PER COUNTRY DELEGATION. PRE-SESSION DOCUMENTS IN LANGUAGES AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM THE SECRETARIAT’S WEB SITE: . DELEGATES ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR OWN COPIES TO THE MEETING.

CD-ROMs containing the pre-session documents, in all six United Nations official languages, as well as the information documents, will also be made available upon request at the at the documentation center located on the first floor of the CEVP.

7. visa and health requirements

7.1 VISA REQUIREMENTS

ALL PARTICIPANTS REQUIRING A VISA FOR THE ABS-9 MEETING WILL BE ISSUED A COURTESY VISA BY THE RESPECTIVE COLOMBIAN EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES.

Participants from countries listed in Annex A-1 below require an entry visa for Colombia and are kindly requested to contact the nearest Colombian diplomatic or consular mission as soon as possible in order to secure the required entry visa in a timely manner, prior to departure.

Annex A-2 contains a list of relevant Colombian diplomatic/consular missions abroad and the concurrent missions for Countries where there are no Colombian Consulates or Embassies. Further information is also available on the web site of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at: .co (Click on Directorio Misiones/Acreditadas en el Exterior).

The necessary documents for requesting a Colombian visa are:

• Passport with a minimum (3) months validity and at least three (3) blank pages.

• 2 photos with a white background (dimension varies, please check with Embassy).

• Copy of the return ticket

If there is no Colombian diplomatic representation in your area, please send an e-mail with your itinerary, copy of your passport, no later than 15 February, 2010, to abs9-cali@.co with a copy to Mr. Jairo Augusto Abadía, jairo.abadia@.co in order for the Colombian Government to send you an official letter stating that a visa will be issued for the delegate upon arrival to Colombia. Kindly also copy Mr. Nader Ibrahim (nader.ibrahim@cbd.int).

To facilitate the issuance of visas, the Secretariat will issue upon request invitation letters to be attached to the visa applications.

7.2 health requirements

THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, HEALTH AND VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) WEB SITE: .

For more information, please consult a medical professional with regard to the vaccination requirements for your travel.

8. hotel information

PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY REMINDED THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SPECIAL ROOM RATES HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPANTS AND ARE VALID UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY. TO OBTAIN THE SPECIAL ROOM RATES, PLEASE INDICATE THAT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING A CBD MEETING.

Below is an indicative list of hotels (Annex B) recommended by the Government of Colombia; transportation will be available daily from hotels listed in Annex B to the Valle del Pacífico Convention Centre (round trip). Further information on hotels in Cali is available at the following web site:



9. General information on access to Cali

CALI IS SERVICED BY THE ALFONSO BONILLA ARAGÓN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (16 KM FROM THE CITY CENTRE). CALI IS THE CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE OF THE VALLE DEL CAUCA. THE MEETING VENUE IS LOCATED IN YUMBO JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF CALI.

Transportation from the Cali International Airport to Hotels will provided for those arriving on the 15, 19, 21 March, 2010. Please look for “ABS-9 Welcome Desk” sign upon exiting immigration. Taxis are also available at an approximate cost of COL $30,000 or US $15 as well as mini-vans at COL $4,000 or US $2/per person. It is recommended that you travel only with certified transport companies.

Transportation from Hotels to Cali International Airport will be provided by the Government of Colombia free of charge on 29 March 2010, a bus transfer schedule will be posted in hotels and at the venue.

Shuttle Bus Schedules for ABS-9

The Government of Colombia has generously provided free shuttle bus service for all participants arriving for the ABS-9 meeting from the Airport to the hotels recommended in Annex B below. Please locate the ABS-9 Welcome Desk that will be set-up at the airport at both the Domestic and International arrival terminals to assist participants to arrive at their hotel destination.

Bus schedule from Airport to Hotels

(Schedule from 15 March to 29 March 2010)

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Please note that if your hotel does not appear on the list in Annex B below, taxis are available at an approximate cost of COL $30,000 or US $15 as well as mini-vans at COL $4,000 or US $2/per person.

The Government of Colombia has also provided free transportation to and from the Centro de Eventos Valle Del Pacífico (CEVP) for all participants of the meeting. Please note that the transfers are available from the hotels listed in Annex B.

Bus schedule to and from Hotels to the CEVP (Convention Centre)

(Schedule from 19 March to 28 March 2010)

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10. services for participants

INTERNET ACCESS AND BUSINESS CENTRE

Participants will have access to the internet at a cyber café located on the first floor within the Convention Centre (please note that a small number of computers will be provided for this purpose). The Convention Centre will be equipped with Internet access via WIFI. The cyber café will also provide services such as fax, scanner, telephone and printing on a commercial basis.

Telephone

Participants will have access to pre-paid public telephones for local, national and international calls. The telephones are located in the main foyers of the building. The telephone prefix for Cali, Colombia is 572 (Country 57, City 2).

Cafeteria

Four restaurants are located at the meeting venue and will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday of the Meeting offering an assortment of beverages, snacks, and hot meals.

Banking

Two ATM machines are located beside the registration area on the first floor of the Convention Centre. A Currency Exchange office will also be available for participants from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the Meeting.

Medical facilities at the meeting venue

Medical services for emergencies will be available on a permanent basis (ambulance, nurse, doctor) during the event.

11. A Guided Visit to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Organized by the Government of Colombia

THE CIAT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO REDUCE HUNGER AND POVERTY, AND IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH IN THE TROPICS THROUGH RESEARCH AIMED AT INCREASING THE ECO-EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURE.

CIAT is one of the 15 centers funded mainly by the 64 countries, private foundations, and international organizations that make up the Consultative Group on International Agricultures research (CGIAR).

CIAT’s ultimate goal is to help overcome the challenges of hunger, poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation in the developing world through science and new knowledge.

The Colombian Government is organizing a guided visit to the CIAT headquarters located in Palmira, 20 minutes from the Valle del Pacífico Convention Center, for participants of ABS-9 who wish to have a closer approach of CIAT’s scientific and research activities, and some experiences from other institutions located at CIAT Science Park Agronatura.

Three groups of 100 people each will be organized for the guided visits to CIAT HQ and Agronatura, which will include the following tour:

• GENETIC RESOURCE PROGRAM

• BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIT

• ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

• INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND COASTAL RESEARCH “JOSÉ BENITO VIVES DE ANDRÉIS” (INVEMAR)

• CORPORACIÓN BIOTEC

• BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL (CGIAR CENTER)

THE GUIDED VISITS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 19TH, 23RD AND 25TH MARCH 2010, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE:

MARCH 19TH: 9:00 – 11:00 A.M.

MARCH 23RD: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

MARCH 25TH: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS, ABS-9 PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO FILL OUT THE ATTACHED PRE-REGISTRATION FORM (ANNEX D), AND RETURN IT TO MS. ADRIANA BUENO: ABS9-CALI@.CO WITH A COPY TO ADRIANA.BUENO@CANCILLERÍ.CO, AND ANA ISABEL VARGAS (A.I.VARGAS@) BEFORE FRIDAY, 12 MARCH 2010. REQUESTS FOR PLACES FOR THE VISIT WILL BE PROCESSED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS:

CIAT:

AGRONATURA:

12. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

12.1 DISPLAY TABLES

Display tables will be made available, free of charge, at the meeting venue for the display of promotional material and publications. Tables, clearly identified, are on a first come, first serve basis.

12.2 shipping of promotional material

Participants wishing to enquire about space availability regarding storage of promotional material at the meeting venue (CEVP Conference building) should address their requests to Ms. Adriana Buena: abs9-cali@.co with a copy to the CBD Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int), for information purposes. For any query on customs clearance, please contact your courier service directly.

All shipments of promotional materials must be:

• Addressed to:

Centro de Eventos Valle Del Pacífico (CEVP)

Attention: Ms. Gloria Patricia Castro

Calle 15 N. 26 – 120 Autopista Cali – Yumbo

Cali, Colombia

Mobile: +57-3-14-617-0852

Fax: +57-2-641-1000 / 641-1008

E-mail:  cevp@.co; gpcastro@.co

• Arriving in Cali no earlier than one week prior to the start of the meeting;

• Arranged on a door-to-door basis, as the Convention Centre - CEVP does not deal with customs clearance and handling of the shipments, nor pay any shipment costs;

• Marked to the attention of Ms. Gloria Patricia Castro (as above);

• Identified with the title of the meeting (ABS-9);

• Communicated to the CBD Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int), with a copy to Ms. Adriana Bueno: abs9-cali@.co indicating the expected date of arrival in Cali, the airway bill number and the number of boxes sent.

N.B. Boxes must be numbered in “1 of X format”. Whenever possible, a copy of the publication should be affixed to each box.

13. side-events

REQUESTS FOR SIDE-EVENTS SHOULD BE MADE USING THE ONLINE SYSTEM AVAILABLE ON THE SECRETARIAT’S WEB SITE AT: . THE DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF REQUESTS IS 8 MARCH 2010. REQUESTS WILL BE PROCESSED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Processed side-event requests can be viewed on the Secretariat’s web site at: , prior to and during the meeting.

Subject to availability of rooms and provided that side-event requests are received before the set deadline of 8 March 2010, meeting rooms, equipped with LCD projectors and computers/laptops, for PowerPoint presentations, are provided at no cost to the side-events organizers. However, there may be a cost to the organizers when an event is scheduled in a room that does not already contain the required equipment. Should this be the case, organizers will be notified accordingly. It should be noted that side-events may be rescheduled depending on official sessions of the meeting. Should such a situation occur, it is the responsibility of side-events organizers to advise the caterer accordingly.

Organizers requiring technical assistance for side-events can request assistance by completing the form which will be made available at the document distribution counter located on the first floor of the CEVP.

Organizers of side-events wishing to enquire about costs for catering or technical equipment should contact the following focal person directly with a copy, for information purposes, to Ms. Adriana Bueno: abs9-cali@.co, Ms. Lisa Pedicelli (lisa.pedicelli@cbd.int) and Mr. Nader Ibrahim (nader.ibrahim@cbd.int).

Catering and Technical equipment

Ms. Gloria Patricia Castro

Calle 15 N. 26 – 120 Autopista Cali – Yumbo

Cali, Colombia

Mobile: +57-3-14-617-0852

Fax: +57-2-641-1000 / 641-1008

E-mail:  cevp@.co; gpcastro@.co

Side-event organizers without internet access or experiencing difficulties using the online side-event registration system could send the duly completed form (annex C) to the CBD Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int) or by fax + 1-514-288-6588

14. payment of the daily subsistence allowances (dsa)

THE DSA WILL BE PAID TO THE SPONSORED PARTICIPANTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MEETING.

15. official language in colombia

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN COLOMBIA IS SPANISH. HOWEVER, ENGLISH IS WIDELY SPOKEN IN HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ETC.

16. weather and time zone information

IN MARCH, TEMPERATURES IN CALI USUALLY RANGE BETWEEN A MAXIMUM OF +30°C IN THE DAYTIME AND A MINIMUM OF +19°C AT NIGHT. CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA CAN BE FOUND AT: .

The standard time zone will be GMT/UTC -5 hours.

17. Electricity

THE ELECTRICAL CURRENTS IN COLOMBIA ARE 110 VOLTS, 60 HERTZ AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS BELOW.

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18. Currency

THE CURRENCY OF COLOMBIA IS THE COLOMBIAN PESO (COL$). THE COLOMBIAN PESO IS AVAILABLE IN BANKNOTES OF 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000; AND COINS OF 50, 100, 200, AND 500. THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE AS AT 26 JANUARY 2010 IS US$ 1 = COL$ 1,975.00 AND €1 = COL$ 2,782.14.

Facilities for currency exchange will be available at the Convention Centre for US Dollars and Euros only. Currency exchange facilities can also be found in some of the hotels listed in Annex B.

19. Disclaimer

THE CBD SECRETARIAT AND THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL, ACCIDENT AND TRAVEL INSURANCE, FOR COMPENSATION FOR DEATH OR DISABILITY COMPENSATION, FOR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FOR ANY OTHER LOSS THAT MAY BE INCURRED DURING TRAVEL TIME OR THE PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION. IN THIS CONTEXT, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

Annex A-1: Country Listing

COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WHOSE CITIZENS REQUIRE VISAS IN ORDER TO ENTER COLOMBIA

Citizens of the following countries and territories require a visa to visit or transit Colombia:

A

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Armenia

Azerbaijan

B

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

C

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

China

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Republic of the

Côte d’Ivoire

Cuba

D

Djibouti

E

East Timor

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

E (cont’d)

Eritrea

Ethiopia

G

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

G (cont’d)

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

H

Haiti

I

India

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iraq

J

Jordan

K

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

L

Lao, People’s Democratic Republic of

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

M

Madagascar

Malawi

Maldives

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

N

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

O

Oman

P

Pakistan

Q

Qatar

R

Rwanda

S

Samoa

Sao Tomé e Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

S (cont’d)

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Swaziland

Syrian Arab Republic

T

Tajikistan

Tanzania, United Republic of

Thailand

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Togo

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

U

Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

V

Vanuatu

Viet Nam

Y

Yemen

Z

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Please note that the following countries do not require a visa if travelling with diplomatic and official passports are: China, Cuba, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Morocco.

Annex A-2: Listing of Colombian Embassies

(Please note that some Embassies service several countries)

|COUNTRY |CITY |ADDRESS |PHONE NUMBER |E-MAIL |FAX |WEB SITE |

|Afghanistan/ Bangladesh/ Bhutan |New Delhi, India |3 PALAM MARG, FIRST FLOOR, VASANT |+91 11 51662106/109 |edelhi@.co |+91 11 51662108 |

|/India / Islamic Republic of Iran/ | |VIHAR, NUEVA DELHI 110057 - INDIA. | | | |v.co |

|Maldives / Myanmar/ Nepal/ Pakistan/ | | | | | | |

|Sri Lanka | | | | | | |

|Albania/ Austria/ Bosnia Herzegovina/|Vienna, Austria |STADIONGASSE 6-8/15, A 1010 VIENA |+43 1 4054249 / 4064446 / |eviena@.co |+43 1 4088303 |

|Bulgaria | | |4084132 | | |gov.co |

|Armenia/ Azerbaijan/ Bahrain/ Lebanon|Beirut, Lebanon |JAL EL DIB, CENTRE MAZDA, FLOOR 5, |+961 4 712646 - 4 712648 - 4 |ebeirut@.co |+961 4 712656 |

| | |BEIRUT - LEBANON |712647 | | |ov.co |

|Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania / Poland|Warsaw, Poland |UL ZWYCIEZCOW 29 03-936 WARSZAWA, |+48 22 6177157 / 6170973 |evarsovia@.co; |+48 22 6176684 |

|/ Ukraine | |POLONIA | |embcol@medianet.pl | |gov.co |

|Argentina |Buenos Aires |CARLOS PELLEGRINI 1363 PISO 3 |+54 11 43250258/ 0494/ 1106 |ebaires@.co |+54 11 43229370 |

| | |CP(1011AAA) BUENOS AIRES | | | |.co |

|Australia |Canberra |Level 2,161 London CCT Act. 2601 |+612 6230 4203/ 4206 |ecanberra@.co; |+612 6230 4209 |

| | |Canberra - Australia | |embassyofcolombia@ | |.co |

|Belgium |Brussels |96A AVENUE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, B-1050. |+32 2 6495679 / 5540560 |ebruselas@.co |+32 2 6465491 |

| | |BRUSELAS, BELGICA | | | |gov.co |

|Bolivia |La Paz |Calle Roberto Prudencio No. 797 entre |+5912 2790386 – 2790389 |elapaz@.co;emcol@ac|+5912 |

| | |15 y 16 de Calacoto, La Paz - Bolivia | | |2796011/2156972 |gov.co |

|Brazil |Brasilia |SES AV. DAS NACOES, LOTE 10 QUADRA |+55 61 3 2268902 - 2268997 / |ebrasili@.co |+55 61 3 2244732 |

| | |803,CEP 70444900, CNPJ 04437099/0001-44|2262547 | | |ov.co |

| | |Brasilia, D.F.Brasil | | | | |

|Canada |Ottawa |360 ALBERT STREET, SUITE 1002 OTTAWA, |+1 613 2303760 ext. IP 4747 |eottawa@.co |+1 613 2304416 |

| | |ONTARIO K1R 7 x 7 | | | |ov.co |

|Chile |Santiago |AVENIDA ISIDORA GOYENECHEA 3162, |+56 2 |esantiag@.co |+56 2 3358469 |

| | |OFICINA 302 LAS CONDES, SANTIAGO DE |3359948-3358605-3351057-23239| | |v.co |

| | |CHILE |08 | | | |

|China |Beijing |GUANG HUA LU 34 BEIJING 100600 |+8610 65323377 – 65323367 |ebeijing@.co |+8610 65321969 |

| | | | | | |v.co |

|Costa Rica |San José |SAN JOSE DE TACO BELL SAN PEDRO 175 MTS|+506 22836871 – 22836861- |esanjose@.co |+506 22836818 |

| | |OESTE CASA A MANO DERECHA COLOR |22837191 | | |.co |

| | |MANDARINA CON REJAS NEGRAS | | | | |

|Cuba |Havana |Calle 14 No.515 entre 5ta Y 7a avenidas|+537 2041248 - 2049644 - |embacub@embcolombia.co.cu; |+537 2040464 |

| | |Miramar Playa la Habana, Cuba |2049645 |elahabana@.co | |.co |

|Dominican Republic |Santo Domingo |CALLE FERNANDO ESCOBAR No. 8 A, |+1 809 5625282 / 5621670 |erdomini@.co |+1 809 5623253 |

| | |ENSANCHE SERRALLES, SANTO DOMINGO D.N | | | |.co |

|Ecuador |Quito |AV.COLON No.1133 Y AMAZONAS EDIFICIO |+593 2 2222486 / 2221969 - |equito@.co |+593 2 2567766 |

| | |ARISTA 7º PISO, QUITO, ECUADOR |2228926 | | |gov.co |

|Egypt |Cairo |6, GUEZIRA STREET, ZAMALEK - CAIRO, |+20 2 27364203 / 27373711 |eelcairo@.co |+20 2 27357429 |

| | |EGIPTO | | | |ov.co |

|El Salvador |San Salvador |CALLE EL MIRADOR 5120 COLONIA ESCALON, |+009 503 22631936 |esalvador@.co |+503 22631942 |

| | |SAN SALVADOR | | | |.co |

|France/ Monaco |Paris, France |22, RUE DE L’ELYSEE 75008 PARIS |+33 1 42654608 |eparis@.co |+33 1 42661860 |

| | | | | | |gov.co |

|Germany |Berlin |KURFÜRSTENSTR 84 10787 BERLIN, ALEMANIA|+49 30 26396110-111-112-114 |eberlin@.co |+49 30 26396125 |

| | | | | | |.gov.co |

|Guatemala |Guatemala |5 AVENIDA 5-55,ZONA 14 EDIFICIO |+009 502 23853432/ 23853433 -|eguatemala@.co |+502 23853438 |

| | |EUROPLAZA, TORRE 1, OFICINA 1603 |23853434 | | |.co |

| | |GUATEMALA | | | | |

|Holy See |Vatican, Rome |VIA COLA DI RIENZO, 285 00192 ROMA |+39 06 3211681/ 3221465 |estasede@.co |+39 06 3211703 |

| | | | | | |.co |

|Honduras |Tegucigalpa |EDIFICIO PALMIRA, 3er PISO, FRENTE AL |+504 2311680 / 2399709/ |ehonduras@.co |+504 2399324 |

| | |HOTEL HONDURAS MAYA, TEGUCIGALPA D.C. |2325131 | | |.gov.co |

|Israel |Tel Aviv |Shekel Building, 8ht floor 111 |+972 3 6953416/ 3 6953754/ 3 |etelaviv@.co |+972 3 6957847 |

| | |Arlozovov St, Entrance from Tashah St. |6953419 | | |ov.co |

| | |Tel Aviv 62068 | | | | |

|Italy |Rome |VIA GIUSEPPE PISANELLI, 4 INTERNO 5 - |+39 06 3612131/ 3614348 |eroma@.co |+39 06 3225798 |

| | |00196 ROMA - ITALIA | | | |ov.co |

|Jamaica |Kingston |53 KNUTSFORD BOULEVARD, 4th FLOOR |+1 876 9291701/ 9252702/ |ekingston@.co |+1 876 9680577 |

| | |(VMBS) KINGSTON 5 - JAMAICA |9205510/ 7542122 | | |gov.co |

|Japan/ Singapore |Tokyo |3 -10-53, KAMIOSAKI, SHINAGAWA-KU TOKIO|+81 3 34406451 |etokio@.co |+81 3 34406724 |

| | |141-0021, JAPON | | | |v.co |

|Kenya |Nairobi |INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR MAMA |+254 20 2486969 / 2486982 |enairobi@.co; |+254 20 2246772 / |

| | |NGINA STREET P.O.BOX 48494 NAIROBI, | |emkenia@colombia.or.ke |2217925 |v.co |

| | |00100 | | | | |

|Korea, Republic of |Seoul |Fl.7, Korea Tourism Organization |+822 7201361 / 7201369 |eseul@.co |+822 7256959 |

| | |Building 40, Cheongyecheonno, Jung-gu | | | |v.co |

| | |Seoul 100-180, Korea | | | | |

|Malaysia |Kuala Lumpur |BUSINESS SUITE 19A-28-2 LEVEL 28, |+60 3 2164 5488 o 89 |ekualalumpur@.co; |+60 3 2164 5487 |

| | |U.O.A. CENTRE No.19 JALAN PINANG, 50450| |emcomal@ | |gov.co |

| | |KUALA LUMPUR | | | | |

|Mexico |Mexico |PASEO DE LA REFORMA No.379 PISOS 1,5 Y |+5255 55250277 |emexico@.co; |+5255 52082876 |

| | |6 COL. CUAUHTEMOC MEXICO D.F. 06500 | |emcol@ | |ov.co |

|Netherlands |The Hague |GROOT HERTOGINELAAN 14 2517 EG DEN |+31 70 3614545/ 3614650 |elahaya@.co |+31 70 3614636 |

| | |HAAG. LA HAYA | | | |.co |

|Nicaragua |Managua |SEGUNDA ENTRADA A LAS COLINAS, 1 CUADRA|+505 2 276 21 49 / 276 08 64 |emanagua@.co |+505 2 276 06 44 |

| | |ARRIBA, ½ CUADRA AL LAGO, CASA No. 97, | | | |.co |

| | |CONTIGUO AL SUPERMER | | | | |

|Norway |Oslo |Oscars gata 34 0258 Oslo, Noruega |+47 23120150 |eoslo@.co |+47 23120151 |

| | | | | | |gov.co |

|Panama |Panama |CALLE 53 MARBELLA, EDIFICIO WORLD TRADE|+507 2649513 |epanama@.co |+507 2231134 |

| | |CENTER, PISO 18 OFICINA 1801, PANAMA - | | | |ov.co |

| | |PANAMA | | | | |

|Paraguay |Asunción |CALLE CORONEL BRIZUELA ESQUINA, CIUDAD |+595 21 229888 / 229889 |easuncio@.co |+595 21 229703 |

| | |DEL VATICANO, ASUNCION - PARAGUAY | | | |.gov.co |

|Peru |Lima |AVENIDA JORGE BASADRE No.1580, LIMA 27 |+51 1 4410954 / 4410530 - |elima@.co |+51 1 2213661 - |

| | | |4429648 | |4419806 |.co |

|Portugal |Lisbon |PALACIO SOTTO MAYOR. AVENIDA FONTES |+351 213188480 |elisboa@.co |+351 213188499 |

| | |PEREIRA DE MELO No. 16 - 6 - 1050 - 021| | | |.gov.co |

| | |LISBOA - PORTUGAL | | | | |

|Russian Federation |Moscow |Ulitsa Burdenko, 20 Código postal: |+7 499 2483042/ 2483073/ |emoscu@.co |+7 499 2483025 |

| | |119121, Moscú Rusia |2483084/ 2483417 | | |v.co |

|South Africa |Pretoria |1105 PARK STREET, FIRST NACIONAL BANK |+009 2712 3420211/ 3420203 |epretoria@.co |+2712 3420201 |

| | |BUILDING 3RD FLOOR, HATFIELD PRETORIA | | | |.co |

| | |0083 GAUTENG, SOUTH AFR | | | | |

|Spain |Madrid |GENERAL MARTINEZ CAMPOS, 48 28010. |+349 1 7004770 |emadrid@.co |+349 1 3102869 |

| | |MADRID | | | |ov.co |

|Sweden |Stockholm |OSTERMALSGATAN 46 PISO 3, ESTOCOLMO |+46 8 214320 |eestocolmo@.co |+46 8 218490 |

| | | | | | |ov.co |

|Switzerland |Berne |DUFOURSTRASSE 47, 3005 – BERNA, SUIZA |+41 31 3501400 |eberna@.co |+41 31 3501409 |

| | | | | | |v.co |

|United Kingdom of Great Britain and |London |3 HANS CRESCENT FLAT 3A LONDON SW1X |+44 20 72599703/ 75899177 |elondres@.co |+44 20 75811829 - |

|Northern Ireland | |INGLATERRA |EXT.101/100 | |72599915 |.co |

|United States of America |Washington |2118 LEROY PLACE, N.W. WASHINGTON D.C. |+1 202 3878338/ 3878339/ |ewashington@.co |+1 202 2328643 |

| | |20008 U.S.A. |3878340 | | |.co |

|Uruguay |Montevideo |JUNCAL 1305 PISO 18, EDIFICIO TUPI, |+598 2 9161592/ 9161593/ |euruguay@.co; |+598 2 9161594 |

| | |OFICINA 1801, MONTEVIDEO |9154434 |embajada@.uy | |gov.co |

|Venezuela |Caracas |2ª. AVENIDA DE CAMPO ALEGRE CON AVENIDA|+582 122169596/ 12166249 |ecaracas@.co;asisem|+582 122611358 / |

| | |FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA TORRE CREDIVAL. | |bajador@net- |12638974 |.co |

| | |PISO 11 CARACAS 1060 | | | | |

Annex A-3: Listing of Colombian Consular Offices

(Please note that some Consular Offices service several countries)

|COUNTRY |CITY |ADDRESS |PHONE NUMBER |E-MAIL |FAX |WEB SITE |

|Algeria/ Gambia/ Guinea/ Guinea-Bissau/ Mali/ |Madrid, Spain |CALLE CARBONERO Y SOL 15 |+3491 7452590-ext. 21/ |cmadrid@.co |+3491 7450471 |

|Morrocco/ Mauritius/ Senegal/ Tunisia | |CODIGO POSTAL 28006-MADRID |34915646785 | | |d-.co |

|Angola/ Botswana/ Lesotho/ Madagascar/ Malawi/ |Pretoria, South |1105 Park Street, First |+2712 3420211/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15 |epretoria@.co ; |+2712 3420216 |

|Mauritius/ Mozambique/ Namibia/ South Africa/ |Africa |National Bank Building 3 rd | |concol@mweb.co.za | |ria-.co |

|Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe | |Floor HatField, Pretoria | | | | |

|Antigua and Barbuda/ Barbados/ Dominica/ Granada/|Kingston, Jamaica |53 Knutsford Boulevard, 4th.|+1 876 9203949 / 9291701 / |ekingston@.co |+1 876 9680577 |

|Jamaica/ Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / | |Floor, (VMBS), Kingston 5 |9291702 | | |on-.co |

|Trinidad and Tobago | |Jamaica | | | | |

|Armenia/ Azerbaijan/ Belarus/ Georgia/ |Moscow, Russian |Ulitsa Burdenko, 20 Código |+7 499 2483042/ 2483073-2483417|emoscu@.co ; |+7 499 2483025 |

|Kazakhstan/ Kyrgyzstan/ Moldova/ Russian |Federation |postal: 119121, Moscú Rusia | |consulado@colombia.ru | |-.co |

|Federation/ Tajikistan/ Turkmenistan/ Uzbekistan | | | | | | |

|Australia/ Federated States of Micronesia/ |Sydney, Australia |100 Walker Street Piso 12, |+61 2 99550311 -ext. |csidney@.co |+61 2 99225597 |

|Marshal Islands/ New Zealand/ Papua New Guinea/ | |suite No. 2 North Sydney NSW|221-222-223 | | |y-.co |

|Samoa | |2060 | | | | |

|Austria/ Albania/ Bosnia Herzegovina/ Bulgaria/ |Vienna, Austria |Stadiongasse 6-8/15, A-1010 |+43 1 4054249 / 4064446 |consulado.viena@aon.at; |+43 1 4088303 |

|Croatia/ Czech Republic/ Hungary/ Slovakia/ | |Vienna | |eviena@.co | |-.co |

|Slovenia/ Montenegro/ Romania/ Serbia/ The former| | | | | | |

|Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/ Turkey | | | | | | |

|Bangladesh/ India/ Nepal/ Pakistan/ Sri Lanka |New Delhi |3 PALAM MARG, VASANT VIHAR, |+91 11 51662105 / 51662103 |edelhi@.co |+91 11 51662104 |

| | |NUEVA DELHI 110057 - INDIA. | | | |delhi-.co |

|Benin/ Burkina Faso/ Burundi/ Cameroon/ Central |Nairobi, Kenya |INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, 6TH |+254 20 2246-770 / 2246-771 |cnairobi@.co |+254 20 246772 |

|African Republic/ Chad/ Comoros/ Congo, Republic | |FLOOR MAMA NGINA STREET | | | |bi-.co |

|of/ Congo, Democratic Republic of/ Côte d'Ivoire/| |P.O.BOX 48494 NAIROBI, 00100| | | | |

|Equatorial Guinea/ Eritrea / Ethiopia/ Ghana/ | | | | | | |

|Kenya/ Liberia/ Nigeria/ Sao Tome e Principe/ | | | | | | |

|Gabon/ Rwanda/ Seychelles/ Sierra Leone/ Somalia/| | | | | | |

|Tanzania, United Republic of/ Togo/ Uganda | | | | | | |

|Chad/ Egypt/ Jordan/ Kuwait/ Libyan Arab |Cairo, Egypt |6 Guezira Sterrt Zamalek, El|+20 2 27364203/ 27373711 |eelcairo@.co |+20 2 27357429 |

|Jamahiriya/ Niger/ Oman/ Qatar/ Saudi Arabia/ | |Cairo - Egipto | | | |ro-.co |

|Sudan/ United Arab Emirates/ Yemen | | | | | | |

|China / Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of/ |Beijing |Guang Hua Lu 34, Beijing |+86 10 65323377 / 65323367 |ebeijing@.co |+86 10 65321969 |

|Mongolia | |R.P. China 100600 | | | |ng-.co |

|Cyprus/ Iraq/ Jordan/ Lebanon/ Syrian Arab |Beirut, Lebanon |JAL EL DIB, Centre MAZDA 5º |+961 4712646/ 4712647/ 4712648 |ebeirut@.co |+961 4712656 |

|Republic | |Piso, BEIRUT - LEBANON | | | |t-.co |

|Denmark/ Finland/ Iceland/ Sweden |Stockholm, Sweden |OSTERMALSGATAN 46 PISO 3, |+46 8 214320 |eestocolmo@.co |+46 82 18490 |  |

| | |ESTOCOLMO | | | | |

|Denmark/ Finland/ Iceland/ Sweden |Stockholm, Sweden |Ostermalmsgatan 46, 114 86, |+46 8 218489 / 218502 |concol@ |+46 8 216205 |

| | |Est. 1er Piso | | | |olmo-.co |

|Estonia/ Latvia/ Lithuania/ Poland/ Ukraine |Warsaw, Poland |UL Zwyciezcow 29, 03-936 |+48 22 6177157 / 6170973 |evarsovia@.co |+48 22 6176684 |

| | |Polska | | | |via-.co |

|Malaysia/ Brunei Darussalam/ Indonesia / Lao |Kuala Lumpur, |BUSINESS SUITE 19A-28-2, |+60 3 21645488 / 21645489 |ekualalumpur@.co |+60 3 21645487 |

|People's Democratic Republic/ Thailand/ |Malaysia |LEVEL 28, U.O.A. Centre No. | | | |lumpur-.co |

|Timor-Leste/ Viet Nam | |19 Jalan Pinang 50450 Kuala | | | | |

| | |Lumpur Malasia | | | | |

|Argentina |Buenos Aires |Avenida Santa Fé 782, Piso 1|+54-11 43125446/ 43125538 / |cbaires@.co |+54-11 43138563 |  |

| | |CP (1059) Buenos Aires - |43139885 | | | |

| | |Argentina. CDI.20-60329136-1| | | | |

|Aruba |Oranjestad |Avenida MILIO CROES No. 29 |+297 5837268 |caruba@.co |+297 5837271 |

| | |Dacota Orangestad - Aruba | | | |estad-.co |

|Australia |Canberra |Level 2,161 London |+61-2-62304203 |ecanberra@.co |+61-2-62304209 |  |

| | |Circuit,city ACT2602 | | | | |

|Bahamas |Miami, Florida, |280 Aragon Avenue, Coral |+1305 4485558 / 4488402- |cmiami@.co |+1305 4419537 |

| |U.S.A. |Gables Florida 33134 |4411235 | | |-.co |

|Belgium |Brussels |Avenue de la Colombie, |+322 6600067 |cbruselas@.co |+322 6607227 |  |

| | |8.B1000 Bruselas | | | | |

|Belgium |Brussels |44 Rue Van Eyck , 1000 |+32 2 6490768 / 6480839 |cbruselas@.co |+32 2 6492404 |

| | |Bruselas | | | |las-.co |

|Bolivia |La Paz |Calle Roberto Prudencio No. |+5912 2790386 / 2790389 |clapaz@.co; |+5912 2796011 |

| | |797 entre 15 y 16 de | |concol@ |/2156972 |-.co |

| | |Calacoto, La Paz Bolivia | | | | |

|Brazil |Brasilia |SES Avda.Das Nacoes Lote 10 |+55 61 32262547 / 2268997- |ebrasili@.co |+55 61 32244732 |

| | |Quadra 803 CEP 70444900 CNPJ|2268902 | | |lia-.co |

| | |04437099/0001-44 Brasilia, | | | | |

| | |D.F.Brasil | | | | |

|Brazil |Manaus |Rua 24 de Maio |+55 92 32346777 |cmanaos@.co |+55 92 36226078 |

| | |n°.220-Centro, | | | |s-.co |

| | |CEP:69010-080. Ed. Rio Negro| | | | |

| | |Center. Sala 1008, CNPJ | | | | |

| | |04.848.001/0001- | | | | |

|Brazil |Sao Paulo |Rua Tenente Negrao, 140-9° |+30780322 / 30780262 |cspaulo@.co |+30780298 |  |

| | |andar. Cj.92 Sao Paulo, CNPJ| | | | |

| | |04.919.564/0001-83 Brasil. | | | | |

|Brazil |Tabatinga |Rua General Sampaio No. |+55 97 34122104 |ctabatin@.co |+55 97 34124868 |

| | |623,CEP.69.640.000 | | | |inga-.co |

| | |Tabatinga, Brasil | | | | |

|Canada |Montreal |1010 Sherbrooke St. West, |+1 514 8494852 / 8492929 - |cmontreal@.co |+1 514 8494324 |

| | |Suite 920. Montreal, Quebec |8494374 | | |eal-.co |

| | |H3A 2R7 | | | | |

|Canada |Ottawa |360 Albert Street Suite |+1 613 2303760 EXT 23 |eottawa@.co |+1 613 2304416 |

| | |1002. Ottawa, Ontario, K1R | | | |a-.co |

| | |7X7 | | | | |

|Canada |Toronto |1 Dundas Street West Suite |+1 416 9770475 / 9770098 - |ctoronto@.co |+1 416 9771025 |

| | |2108. Toronto, Ontario M5G |9771738 | | |to-.co |

| | |1Z3 | | | | |

|Chile |Santiago |Avenida Kennedy 7535, |+562 4321999 / 4321950 |csantiag@.co |+562 4265114 |

| | |oficina 204, Las Condes, | | | |agodechile-.co |

| | |SANTIAGO DE CHILE | | | | |

|Costa Rica |San José |De Taco Bell San Pedro 175 |+506 22813222 |csanjose@.co |+506 22830507 |

| | |mts. Oeste casa color | | | |se-.co |

| | |mandarina, rejas negras a | | | | |

| | |mano derecha | | | | |

|Cuba |Havana |Calle 14 No.515 entre 5ta. y|+537 2041246 / 2041247 / |clahabana@.co |+537 2041249 |

| | |7a avenidas Miramar, La |2041249 |;clahabana@embcolombia.co.cu | |ana-.co |

| | |habana - Cuba | | | | |

|Curacao |Willemstad |Wilhelminaplein No. 25 Box |+599 9 4614663 |cwillem@.co; |+599 9 4612680 |

| | |358, WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. | |concolcur@onenet.an | |mstad-.co |

|Dominican Republic |Santo Domingo |Calle Fernando Escobar Nº 8 |+809 5621670 / 5625282 |csantodomingo@.co |+809 5623253 |

| | |A Ensanche Serralles Santo | | | |.co |

| | |Domingo D.N. | | | | |

|Ecuador |Esmeraldas |Calle Antonio Guerra y |+593 6 2728688 |cesmeral@.co |+593 6 2720521 |

| | |BarbizzottI, Esquina | | | |aldas-.co |

|Ecuador |Guayaquil |Avenida Francisco Orellana |+593 4 2630674 / 2630675 |cguayaqu@.co |+593 4 2630676 |

| | |Manzana 111 Edificio World | | | |quil-.co |

| | |Trade Center, Torre B , Piso| | | | |

| | |11 | | | | |

|Ecuador |Nueva Loja |AVENIDA QUITO Y COLOMBIA, |+593 62 832114 |cnloja@.co |+593 62 830084 |

| | |EDIFICIO MONCADA PISO 4, | | | |loja-.co |

| | |NUEVA LOJA, SUCUMBIOS | | | | |

| | |ECUADOR LAGO AGRIO. | | | | |

|Ecuador |Quito |Avenida Atahualpa No.955 y |+593 2 2270154 / 2458012 - |cquito@.co; |+593 2 2460054 / |

| | |República, 3er Piso Edificio|2460054 |consulquito@ |2458012 / 2920916 |os-.co |

| | |Digicom, Quito - Ecuador. | | | | |

|Ecuador |Santo Domingo de los|Avenida Esmeraldas No. 218 |+593 2 2750757 |cscolorados@.co |+593 2 2760750 |

| |Colorados |Segundo Piso y Guayaquil | | | |domingodeloscolorados-ec.go|

| | | | | | |v.co |

|Ecuador |Tulcan |Avenida RAFAEL ARELLANO y |+593 6 2980559 |ctulcan@.co |+593 6 2987302 |

| | |calle GARCIA MORENO, | | | |n-.co |

| | |Edificio SERVIENTREGA - | | | | |

| | |Frente al INSTITUTO TULCAN, | | | | |

|El Salvador |San Salvador |Calle El Mirador No.5120, |+009 503 22631947 |esalvador@.co |+503 22638354 |

| | |Colonia Escalón, San | | | |lvador-.co |

| | |Salvador | | | | |

|France / Monaco |Paris, France |12 Rue de Berri, París 75008|+331 53939197 |cparis@.co; |+331 42899292 |

| | | | |ljaramillo@ | |-.co |

|Germany |Berlin |Kurfürstenstrabe 84 primer |+49 30 26396161 / 26396162 |cberlin@.co |+49 30 26557054 |

| | |piso 10787 Berlín | | | |n-.co |

|Germany |Frankfurt |Fuerstenberger strasse 223 |+49 69 5963050 / 5963060 |cfrankfurt@.co |+49 695962080 |

| | |60323 Frankfurt AM Main, 1 1| | | |furt-.co |

|Guatemala /Belize |Guatemala, Guatemala|5 AVENIDA 5-55, ZONA 14, |+009 502 23853435 / 23853436 |eguatemala@.co |+502 23853438 |

| | |EDIFICIO EUROPLAZA, TORRE I,| | | |mala-.co |

| | |OFICINA 1603 GUATEMALA | | | | |

|Honduras |Tegucigalpa |Colonia Palmira, Edificio |+504 2311680 / 2325131 / |ehonduras@.co |+504 2399324 |

| | |Palmira, Piso 3°. Frente al |2399709 | | |igalpa-.co |

| | |Hotel Honduras Maya. | | | | |

|China |Hong Kong |Unit 1215, 12/F China |+852 25458547 / 25412217 |chongkong@.co |+852 25448347 |

| | |Merchants Tower Shun Tak | | | |ong-.co |

| | |Centre 200 Connaugth Road | | | | |

| | |Cemtral. Hong Kong | | | | |

|Israel |Tel Aviv |Shekel Building, 8ht floor |+9723 6953416 / 6953419 / |etelaviv@.co |+9723 6957847 |

| | |111 Arlozovov St, Entrance |6953754 | | |iv-.co |

| | |from Tashah St. Tel Aviv | | | | |

| | |62068 | | | | |

|Israel |Tel Aviv |Migdalei Aviv Derech Petah |+972 3 291211 |  |+972 3 294073 |  |

| | |Tikva 48, Building B, 12 | | | | |

| | |floor Tel Aviv 66184 | | | | |

|Italy / San Marino |Milan |Foro Bonaparte 12, Milán |+272003872 |cmilan@.co |+3902 801189 |

| | |20121 | | | |-.co |

|Italy/ Greece/ Malta |Rome, Italy |Via Di San Sebastianello No.|+39 06 69942522 |croma@.co |+39 06 6788436 |

| | |9, 00187 Roma. | | | |.co |

|Japan |Tokyo |3-10-53 Kamiosaki |+81 3 34406491 / 34406492 |etokio@.co |+81 3 57914838 |

| | |Shinagawa-KuTokio 141-0021 | | | |-.co |

| | |Japón | | | | |

|Korea, Republic of /Philippines |Seoul |Fl.7, Korea Tourism |+82 2 7201369 / 7201361 |eseul@.co |+82 2 7256959 |

| | |Organization Building 40, | | | |.co |

| | |Cheongyecheonno, Jung-gu | | | | |

| | |Seoul 100-180, Korea | | | | |

|Mexico |Mexico D.F. |Paseo de la Reforma No. 379 |+5255 55110309/ 5255 |cmexico@.co |+5255 52082830 |

| | |Colonia Cuauhtémoc, CP 6500 | | | |o-.co |

| | |México D.F. | | | | |

|Netherlands |Amsterdam |Oranje Nassaulaan, 55-1075 |+312 03050111 |camsterdam@.co |+312 03050110 |

| | |AK Amsterdam. | | | |rdam-.co |

|Nicaragua |Managua |SEGUNDA ENTRADA A LAS |+505 2762149 / 2760864 |cmanagua@.co |+505 2760644 |

| | |COLINAS, 1 CUADRA ARRIBA, ½ | | | |ua-.co |

| | |CUADRA AL LAGO, CASA No. 97,| | | | |

| | |CONTIGUO AL SUPERMER | | | | |

|Norway |Oslo |Smallvollveien 44 |+47 22 071040 / 22071045 |sten@molsen.no |+47 22 071068 |  |

| | |Oslo,Noruega Postboks 37 | | | | |

| | |Alnabru 0614. Oslo .Noruega.| | | | |

|Norway |Oslo |  |  |eoslo@.co |  |

| | | | | | |.co |

|Panama |Colón |Colón 2000 Local 61 Primer |+507 4418057 |ccolon@.co |+507 4410114 |

| | |Piso | | | |-.co |

|Panama |Panamá |Avenida BALBOA con calle 43 |+507 2233535 - 2640915 |cpanama@.co |+507 2232811 |

| | |Bella Vista, edificio PH | | | |a-.co |

| | |BBVA Torre MENOR piso 4, | | | | |

| | |Ciudad de Panama. | | | | |

|Panama |Puerto Obaldia |Comarca de San Blas, Puerto |+507 2999449 |cobaldia@.co |+507 2999449 |

| | |Obaldía | | | |oobaldia-.co |

|Paraguay |Asunción |Calle Coronel Brizuela 3089 |+229-889, |casuncion@.co |+595 21 229703 |

| | |esquina Ciudad del Vaticano |229-888,214-775,0985216018 | | |ion-.co |

|Paraguay |Asunción |Av. Eusebio Ayala - Km. |+595 21 503720 |  |+595 21 503721 |  |

| | |4.1/2 | | | | |

|Peru |Iquitos |Calle Calvo de Araujo No. |+65231461 |ciquitos@.co |+65231461 |

| | |431 | | | |os-.co |

|Peru |Lima |Avenida Jorge Basadre |+51 1 4416922 - 4410530 |clima@.co |+51 1 4416922 |

| | |No.1580 - San Isidro, Lima -| | | |.co |

| | |Perú. | | | | |

|Portugal /Cape Verde |Lisbon, Portugal |PALACIO SOTTO MAYOR. AVENIDA|+351 213188486 |clisboa@.co |+351 213188499 |

| | |FONTES PEREIRA DE MELO No. | | | |a-.co |

| | |16 - 6 - 1050 - 021 LISBOA -| | | | |

| | |PORTUGAL | | | | |

|Puerto Rico |San Juan de Puerto |Edificio Mercantil Plaza, |+1 787 7546885 |csanjuan@.co |+1 787 7541675 |

| |Rico |Suite 814 Av.Ponce de León, | | | |an-.co |

| | |Hato Rey, San Juan Puerto | | | | |

| | |Rico, 00918 | | | | |

|Spain |Bilbao |Alameda de Mazarredo No.47 |+34 94 4230539 |cbilbao@.co |+34 94 4230267 |

| | |2º piso. 48009 Bilbao | | | |o-.co |

|Spain |Las Palmas de Gran |Calle Obispo Codina No. 3, |+34 928 330949 |cicanarias@.co |+34928 322501 |  |

| |Canaria |Planta 2 Código Postal | | | | |

| | |35001. Las Palmas de Gran | | | | |

| | |Canaria - España | | | | |

|Spain |Palma de Mallorca |Galería Jaime III No. 2 - 1 |+34 971729944 |cpmallorca@.co |+34 971 282331 |  |

| | |A / CP 07012 | | | | |

|Spain |Valencia |Calle Cronista Carreres No. |+34 963 942441 |cvalencia@.co |+34 963 517417 |

| | |9 planta 1B- Valencia 46003 | | | |cia-.co |

| | |España | | | | |

|Spain / Andorra |Barcelona |Calle Aragón No. 362, 108009|+34933028584 |cbarcelona@.co |+34 93 4127540 |

| | |Barcelona, España | | | |lona-.co |

|Switzerland /Liechtenstein |Berne |Dufourstrasse 47 3005 Berna |+41 31 3515434 |eberna@.co |+41 31 3527072 |

| | | | | | |-.co |

|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern |London |3er. Floor, Westcott House, |+44 20 76379893 -79277125 |clondres@.co |+44 20 76375604 |

|Ireland | |35 Portlan Place, London W1B|-79277124 | | |es-.co |

| | |1AE | | | | |

|United States / Bahamas |Miami |280 Aragon Avenue, Coral |+1305 4485558 - 4488402- |cmiami@.co |+1305 4419537 |

| | |Gables Florida 33134 |4411235 | | |-.co |

|United States of America |Atlanta |5901 B Peachtree Dunwoody |+1770 6680512-6680552-6680451 |catlanta@.co |+1770 6680763 |

| | |Rd. Suite 375 Atlanta, |EXT 21 A 24 | | |ta-.co |

| | |Georgia 30328 | | | | |

|United States of America |Boston |31 ST. JAMES AVENUE, SUITE |+1 617 5366222 |cboston@.co |+1 617 5369372 |

| | |960, PISO 9, BOSTON MA | | | |n-.co |

| | |02116. | | | | |

|United States of America |Chicago |500 North Michigan Avenue |+1 312 9231196 |cchicago@.co; |+1 312 9231197 |

| | |Suite 2040 Chicago, Illinois|(Conmut)-9230801-9239141 |conchicago@consulcolombia.us | |go-.co |

| | |60611 | | | | |

|United States of America |Houston |2400 Augusta Drive, Suite |+1 713 5278919 /5279093 |chouston@.co |+1 713 5293395 |

| | |400 Houston, Texas 77057 | | | |on-.co |

|United States of America |Los Angeles |8383 Wilshire |+1 323 6534299/6539863/6531290 |cangeles@.co |+1 323 6532964 |

| | |Boulevard,Suite 420 Beverly | | | |geles-.co |

| | |Hills, California 90211 | | | | |

|United States of America |New York |10 East 46th. Street N.York |+1-212-798-9000/ 9017/ 9008/ |cnewyork@.co; |+1-212-9721725 |

| | |10017 |9041/ 9031 |concolny@ | |york-.co |

|United States of America |San Francisco |595 Market Street, Suite |+1 415 4957195 - 4957196 - |csnfrancisco@.co |+1 415 7773731 |

| | |2130 San Francisco, |4953450 | | |ancisco-.co |

| | |California 94105 | | | | |

|United States of America |Washington |1101 17th Street NW Suite |+1202 3327476 - 3327573 |cwashington@.co |+1 202 3327180 |

| | |1007 Washington D.C.20036 | | | |ngton-.co |

|Uruguay |Montevideo |Juncal 1305 Piso 19, |+598 2 9157921 - 9161592 - |euruguay@.co |+598 2 9161594 |

| | |Montevideo Uruguay |9161593 | | |video-.co |

|Venezuela |Barinas |Avenida Montilla, cruce con |+58 273 5525026 |cbarinas@.co |+58 273 5524482 |

| | |calle Carvajal Edificio La | | | |as-.co |

| | |Fuente Ofc.08 | | | | |

|Venezuela |Barquisimeto |Prolongacion Avenida los |+58251 2543602 - 58251 2543611 |cbarquisimeto@.co |+58251 2543602 / |

| | |Leones, Edificio Torre | | |58251 2543611 |isimeto-.co |

| | |Milenium, Piso 8 Oficina | | | | |

| | |8-2, Barquisimeto | | | | |

|Venezuela |Maracaibo |Av.El Milagro, Calle 72 A |+582 61 7916891 - 7927090 - |cmaracai@.co |+582 61 7931180 |

| | |No.72-98 Urbanización La |7926916 | | |aibo-.co |

| | |Virginia | | | | |

|Venezuela |Mérida |Urbanización El Encanto, Av.|+58274 2623105 |cmerida@.co |+58274 2623077 |

| | |2 Lora - Esq. Calle 42 Casa | | | |a-.co |

| | |1 - 82 Merida - Estado | | | | |

| | |Mérida (Venezuela) | | | | |

|Venezuela |Machiques |Av. Joviniano Sánchez |+5826 34732139 - 34736672 |cmachiqu@.co |+5826 34732139 |

| | |diagonal Iglesia de San | | |ext. 124 |ques-.co |

| | |Benito Machiques Venezuela | | | | |

|Venezuela |Puerto Ayacucho |Calle Yapacana, Quinta |+58 248 5210789 |cpayacuc@.co |+58 248 5212808 |

| | |Beatríz #5 Puerto Ayacucho, | | | |oayacucho-.co |

| | |Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. | | | | |

|Venezuela |Puerto La Cruz |Edificio Torre Union,Calle |+58281 2685787 |cpdcruz@.co |+58281 2651348 |

| | |Libertad, Oficina 3-4 Pto La| | | |odelacruz-.co |

| | |Cruz | | | | |

|Venezuela |Puerto Ordaz |URB. RORAIMA, CLL HUMBOLDT, |+58 286 9616511 - 9616033 |cpordaz@.co |+58 286 9610611 |

| | |MANZANA 3, CASA No. 47, | | | |oordaz-.co |

| | |Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolivar| | | | |

|Venezuela |San Antonio del |Avenida Primero de Mayo No. |+58 276 7715890 |csantach@.co |  |

| |Táchira |8-52, San Antonio del | | | |toniodeltachira-.co |

| | |Tachira Venezuela. | | | | |

|Venezuela |San Carlos de Zulia |Calle 2 No. 1 - 15 SAN |+58 27 55554993 |czulia@.co |+58 27 55552994 |

| | |CARLOS DE ZULIA - VENEZUELA | | | |rlosdelzulia-.co |

|Venezuela |San Cristobal |Carrera 2a. No. 7-61 |+58276 3471960 |cscristo@.co |+58276 3460123 |

| | |Urbanización Mérida - Estado| | | |istobal-.co |

| | |Tachira - Venezuela | | | | |

|Venezuela |San Fernando de |Calle Piar prolongación vía |+58248 5411114 / 5411041 |csanfernando@.co |+58248 5411038 |

| |Atabapo |la carretera casa Alejandro | | | |rnandodeatabapo-.co |

| | |Patiño, Fernando de Atabapo,| | | | |

| | |Estado Amazona | | | | |

|Venezuela |Valencia |Avenida Bolívar Norte Centro|+58241 82270229 - 8246976 |cvalenci@.co |+58241 82270229 / |

| | |Comercial y Profesional El | | |8238769 |cia-.co |

| | |Camoruco Piso 5 Oficina 5-6,| | | | |

| | |Valencia Venez | | | | |

|Venezuela/ Guyana/ Suriname |Caracas |Calle Guacaipuro Entre Plaza|+58 212 9513631 - 9522992 - |ccaracas@.co |+58 212 9517056 / |

| | |Luis Brión y Avenida |9513758 | |9516692 |as-.co |

| | |Casanova, sector Chacaito | | | | |

| | |Urbanización El Rosal. | | | | |

Annex B – Hotel listing

LIST OF HOTELS WITH INDICATIVE ROOM RATES IN US DOLLARS

RATES ARE INDICATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

|HOTEL NAME |SINGLE OCCUPANCY |Double occupancy |Distance to meeting|

| | | |venue |

| |All the prices + tax (IVA 10%) + |All the prices + tax (IVA 10%) + | |

| |US $3 (hotel insurance) |US $3 (hotel insurance) | |

|Five Star Hotels | | | |

|Intercontinental Cali |- Standard room: US $127 |- Standard Room: US $160 |Shuttle service to |

|Av. Colombia No. 2-72 |- Superior Room: US $157 | |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia |- Junior Suite: US $188 | |25 minutes |

|Tel: +57 (2) 882 3225 | | | |

|Fax: +57 (2) 886 1000 | | | |

|Toll Free Colombia: 01 8000 97 8000 | | | |

|Toll Free Canada & USA: 1-866-599-8703 | | | |

|E-mail: reservas@ | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

| | | |

|li | | | |

|Dann Carlton |- Standard Room: US $126 |- Standard Room: US $63 |Shuttle service to |

|Cra 2a No. 1 – 60 |- Suite Carlton: US $174 |(per person) |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia | | |25 minutes |

|Tel: +57(2) 893 3000- 886 2000 | | | |

|Fax +57(2) 893 4000 | | | |

|Toll – Free Tel: 01 8000 523111 | | | |

|E-mail: reservas@.co | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

| | | |

|nn_bog.html | | | |

|Four Points by Sheraton |TOWER A |TOWER A |Shuttle service to |

|Calle 18 N, 4n-08 |- Standard Room US $100 |- Standard Room US $111 |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia |- Junior Suite Room US $127 |- Junior Suite Room US $154 |25 minutes |

|Tel: +57 (2) 685 99 99 | | | |

|Fax: +57(2) 660 47 96 |TOWER B |TOWER B | |

|Reservation: +57(2) 685 99 99 |- Standard Room: US $110 |- Standard Room US $120 | |

|E-mail: reservas.sheratoncali@ |- Junior Suite Room: US $140 |- Junior Suite Room US $158 | |

|Web site: | | | |

|Mercure Hotel Casa del Alférez |- De Luxe Room: US $89 |- De Luxe Room US $97 |Shuttle service to |

|Avenida 9 Norte No. 9-24 |- De Luxe Twin Room: US $89 |- De Luxe Twin Room US $89 |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia |- Privilege Room: US $115 |- Privilege Room US $115 |25 minutes |

|Tel: +57 (2) 661 8111 |- Suite: US $258 |- Suite US $258 | |

|E-mail: reservas@.co | | | |

|Four Star Hotels | | | |

|Hotel Dann Cali |- Standard Room US $89 |- Standard Room US $41 (per |Shuttle service to |

|Avenida Colombia # 1-40, (Cali) | |person) |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia | | |25 minutes |

|Tel: +57(2) 893 3000 - 886 2000 | | | |

|Fax +57(2) 893 4000 | | | |

|Toll – Free: 01 8000 523111 | | | |

|E-mail: reservas@.co | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

| | | |

|nn_bog.html | | | |

|Hotel Obelisco |- Standard room US $75 |- Standard room US $70 |Shuttle service to |

|Av. Colombia No 4 Oeste |- Superior Room US $82 |- Superior Room US $82 |venue approximately|

|Cali, Colombia | | |25 minutes |

|PBX: +57(2) 893 3019 / 8932995 | | | |

|E-mail: reservas@ | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

|Three Star Hotels | | | |

|Hotel Torre de Cali |- Superior Room: US $50 |- Superior Room: US $50 |Shuttle service to |

|Av. De las Américas No. 18N-26 (Cali) |- Comfort Level Room: US $75 |- Comfort Level Room: US $75 |venue approximately|

|Tel: +57 (2) 683 35 35 | | |25 minutes |

|Fax: +57 (2) 667 18 17 – 6675093 | | | |

|E-mail: hotel.torredecali@ ; | | | |

|reservas.torredecali@ | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

|Hotel Valle Real |- Junior Suite: US $ 50 |- Superior Suite: US $60 |Shuttle service to |

|Avenida 3N Nº 17N-25 |- Presidential Suite: US $150 |- Presidential Suite: US $200 |venue approximately|

|PBX: +57 (2) 4853304 / 6851212 | | |25 minutes |

|E-mail: reservas@ | | | |

|Web site: | | | |

|Hotel El Peñón |- Standard US $56 (tax and hotel |- Standard room US $66 (tax and |Shuttle service to |

|Calle 1 Oeste No. 2-61 |insurance included) |hotel insurance included) |venue approximately|

|Tel: +57 (2) 8933625 – 8933644 | | |25 minutes |

|E-mail: hotel_elpenon@ | | | |

|Web site: .co | | | |

|IMPORTANT NOTICE |

|Transportation will be available from the hotels on this list to the venue center everyday of the Meeting |

|(scheduled round trips) |

| |

|Participants staying at other hotels not listed in Annex B, must meet with the rest of participants at this hotels' entrance or arrive at the venue center |

|by their own means |

Annex C – Side-Event Request Form

| | |CBD |

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SIDE-EVENTS REQUEST FORM

NINTH MEETING OF THE AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING (WG-ABS-9), 22-28 MARCH 2010, CALI, COLOMBIA

Please ensure that all the information below is completed

For online requests, please click here:

|Event Title: | |

| |

|Full name and acronym of organizer(s): | |

| |

|Expected number of Participants: | |

1. Preferred date and time:

| |First Choice: |____/3/2010 |time: |13:15 – 14:45 | |18:15 – 19:45 | |

| |Second choice: |____/3/2010 |time: |13:15 – 14:45 | |18:15 – 19:45 | |

| |Third choice: |____/3/2010 |time: |13:15 – 14:45 | |18:15 – 19:45 | |

2. Requirements* (Please check the boxes as appropriate)

| |LCD Projector with PC (for PowerPoint presentations) | |

| |Other* (please specify and refer to note below): | |

| |

3. Date of submission: (____ /____ /_____) dd/mm/yy

4. Short event description:

| |

| |

| |

| |

* For any catering arrangements, please refer to page 9 under heading 13. Any event requiring special equipment is at the expense of the organizer; for any query & assistance, please contact: secretariat@cbd.int.

Annex D

Pre-registration Form for Guided Visits

Guided Visits to CIAT HQ and Agronatura

| | |

|Name: | |

| | |

|Passport number: | |

| | |

|Country: | |

| | |

|Language: | |

| |

|Please mark the day of your preference for the visit: |

| |

|March 19th 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. |

| |

|March 23rd 1:00-3:00 p.m. |

| |

|March 25th 1:00-3:00 p.m. |

Please return form to the following e-mails:

Ms. Adriana Bueno: abs9-cali@.co; copy to adriana.bueno@cancillerí.co, and Ana Isabel Vargas (a.i.vargas@)

Deadline is Friday, 12 March 2010 for registration for the guided visit.

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Rate of exchange: US $1 = COL$1,975.00 and €1 = Col $2,782.14

Deadline: 8 March 2010

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