Biosafety Clearing-House
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Cartagena Protocol mechanism
biosafety information system
international information-exchange mechanism
online database
The Biosafety Clearing-House is an international information-exchange mechanism that helps countries share and access data on living modified organisms to support safe handling and decision-making under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cartagena Protocol mechanism
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biosafety information system ⓘ international information-exchange mechanism ⓘ online database ⓘ |
| accessibleTo |
Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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general public ⓘ non-Party governments ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Biosafety Clearing-House of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
data repository
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facilitation of compliance with the Cartagena Protocol ⓘ information exchange ⓘ support for national decision-making ⓘ transparency mechanism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 20 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| parentTreaty | Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
capacity-building information and opportunities
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decisions on the import or release of living modified organisms ⓘ information on LMOs for direct use as food, feed or for processing ⓘ information on competent national authorities for biosafety ⓘ information on illegal transboundary movements of LMOs ⓘ information on national biosafety frameworks ⓘ information on national focal points for the Cartagena Protocol ⓘ information on national laws and regulations related to living modified organisms ⓘ information on unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs ⓘ risk assessment summaries ⓘ risk management measures ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist Parties in implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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to facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical, environmental and legal information on living modified organisms ⓘ to support informed decision-making on living modified organisms ⓘ to support safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
global
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international ⓘ |
| shortName | BCH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biosafety
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genetically modified organisms ⓘ living modified organisms ⓘ |
| supports |
capacity-building in biosafety
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implementation of the Cartagena Protocol’s documentation requirements ⓘ implementation of the advance informed agreement procedure ⓘ public access to biosafety information ⓘ transparency in biosafety decision-making ⓘ |
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Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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Biosafety Clearing-House
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