Ad Hoc BMP Verification Transparency Subgroup

Scope and Purpose

The BMP Verification Transparency Subgroup was convened by the BMP Verification Committee at its February 21, 2013 meeting in response to a request from the CBP Partnership’s Agriculture Workgroup. The Transparency Subgroup was charged by the BMP Verification Committee with developing recommendations for how to address the issue of ensuring transparency in the context of the agricultural verification protocols and reporting back to the Agricultural Workgroup its recommendations for addressing transparency.