Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement that regulates the transboundary movement, handling, and use of living modified organisms to protect biodiversity and human health.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biosafety protocol
international environmental agreement
supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity
adoptedAt Montreal
surface form: Montreal, Canada
adoptedOn 2000-01-29
adoptionContext extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
aimsTo ensure an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms
protect biological diversity
protect human health
articleCount 40
basedOnPrinciple precautionary approach
containsProvisionOn liability and redress
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
enteredIntoForceOn 2003-09-11
establishes Biosafety Clearing-House
focusesOn handling of living modified organisms
transboundary movement of living modified organisms
use of living modified organisms
fullName Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
geographicalScope global
hasAnnex Annex I
Annex II
Annex III
Annex IV
Annex V
Annex VI
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
namedAfter Cartagena, Colombia
negotiatedUnder Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
parentTreaty Convention on Biological Diversity
policyArea biotechnology regulation
environmental protection
international trade in living modified organisms
providesFor capacity-building in biosafety
information sharing through the Biosafety Clearing-House
public awareness and participation regarding living modified organisms
risk assessment of living modified organisms
risk management measures for living modified organisms
regulates illegal transboundary movements of living modified organisms
transboundary movement of living modified organisms for direct use as food, feed or for processing
transboundary movement of living modified organisms for intentional introduction into the environment
unintentional transboundary movements of living modified organisms
requires advance informed agreement procedure for first intentional transboundary movement of certain living modified organisms
shortName Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cartagena Protocol
subjectOf biosafety
genetically modified organisms
living modified organisms
supplementedBy Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress

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Convention on Biological Diversity hasProtocol Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
CBD hasProtocol Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
subject surface form: Convention on Biological Diversity
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety fullName Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety shortName Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cartagena Protocol