Mandate
Article 20, paragraph 1, of the Biosafety Protocol established a Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) as part of the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in order to:
(a) Facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical, environmental and legal information on, and experience with, living modified organisms; and
(b) Assist Parties to implement the Protocol, taking into account the special needs of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and small island developing States among them, and countries with economies in transition as well as countries that are centres of origin and centres of genetic diversity.
Background
The Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) is an information exchange mechanism established by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to assist Parties to implement its provisions and to facilitate sharing of information on, and experience with, living modified organisms (LMOs).
The BCH is essential for the successful implementation of the Protocol. It assists Parties and other stakeholders in different ways in the implementation of the Protocol. For example, it provides a “one-stop shop” where users can readily access or contribute relevant biosafety-related information. This would assist Governments to make informed decisions regarding the importation or release of LMOs. Information in the BCH is owned and updated by the users themselves, this ensuring its timeliness and accuracy.
Further information about the Protocol is available on the Biosafety Protocol homepage, which is maintained on the CBD website.
Development of the Biosafety Clearing-House
The Biosafety Clearing-House was implemented in a phased manner, beginning with a pilot phase, following the recommendation of the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP). In decision BS-I/3 on Information-sharing and the Biosafety Clearing-House (27 February 2004), the first meeting of the Parties to the Protocol approved the transition of the pilot phase of the Biosafety Clearing-House to the fully operational phase.
Further information about the development of the Biosafety Clearing-House is available on the Biosafety Protocol homepage, which is maintained on the CBD website.
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