102. Referring to the statement made by the representative of Costa Rica about the request by the Committee on Trade and Environment that the Secretariat prepare a background note on the relationship between Article 27.3(b) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Chairperson suggested that, despite the present informal status of informal document No. 2689, the Council agree that the Secretariat could make use of the information provided by Members as contained in that informal document.
