5- يطلب إلى أمانة الاتفاقية تيسير عمل فريق الخبراء الاستشاري، وفقاً لأحكام الفقرة 2(ج) من المادة 8 من الاتفاقية، ووفقاً للمقرر 17/م أ-8، عن طريق ما يلي:
Decides that the Consultative Group of Experts shall have a new mandate in accordance with its revised terms of reference annexed to this decision; Decides also that the mandate and revised terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts shall be reviewed at its thirteenth session; Decides that arrangements for funding of the meetings of the Consultative Group of Experts should be provided in the budget of the secretariat as of 2004; Requests the secretariat to facilitate the work of the Consultative Group of Experts, in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 2 (c), of the Convention and decision 17/CP.8, by: