Common formats

Standard forms, also known as common formats, are made available on the BCH in MS Word format for download to assist users to gather and organize their records prior to submission.

It is preferable for BCH information to be submitted online through the Management Centre. However, users with limited internet access may complete the MS Word common formats available below and submit them, duly signed, to the Secretariat by one of the following means:

E-mail (recommended): bch@cbd.int
Fax: +1 514 288-6588
Postal mail: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 413 rue Saint-Jacques, suite 800, Montreal, Québec, H2Y 1N9, Canada

For further information about common formats please see FAQs

Index

National records common formats
The submission of records in this category is restricted to Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points (BCH-NFP) or National Authorized Users (NAUs) subject to validation by the BCH-NFP prior to publication.
Type of records: National focal points; National biosafety website or database; Competent national authorities; Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines & Regional and International Agreements; Country's Decision or any other Communication; Risk Assessment; Biosafety Expert; Report on Biosafety Expert Assignment
Reference Records common formats
The submission of records in this category is open to all registered users subject to validation by the CBD Secretariat prior to publication.
Type of records: Contact Details; Capacity Building; Biosafety Organization; Biosafety Information Resource Centre (BIRC); BCH News; Risk assessment generated by an independent or non-regulatory process; Living Modified Organism (LMOs); Gene and DNA sequence; Organism

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National records


The following records can be registered and directly published by BCH National Focal Points (BCH-NFPs) in the BCH. National Authorized Users can also register these records subject to validation by the BCH-NFP prior to publication	Click on the preferred language to download the offline common format

Fourth National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety NEW To be submitted no later than 1st October 2019; see National Report page		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh


National Focal Points Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFP), Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFP) or Contact points for unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures (Art. 17)		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

National Biosafety Website or Database		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Competent National Authority (Article 19.2)		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines & Regional and International Agreements		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Country's Decision or any other Communication		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Submissions from Parties & other Governments		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Risk Assessment Generated by a Regulatory Process		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Biosafety Expert (Decisions BS-I/4 and BS-IV/4)		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Report on the assignment undertaken by the Biosafety Expert		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Third National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety To be submitted no later than 1st November 2015; see National Report page see Frequently Asked Questions FAQ page		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh
Download all National Records offline common formats		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

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Reference records


The following records can be registered by any registered user subject to validation by the Secretariat prior to publication	Click on the preferred language to download the offline common format

Contact Details		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Capacity Building Activities, Projects and Opportunities		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Capacity-Building Needs Assessment		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Biosafety Organization including Laboratory for detection and identification of LMOs		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Submissions from relevant organizations		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Biosafety Information Resource Centre (BIRC)		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

BCH News		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Risk assessment generated by an independent or non-regulatory process		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Living Modified Organism (LMO)		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Genetic element		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Organism		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

Download all Reference Records offline common formats		Ar \| En \| Es \| Fr \| Ru \| Zh

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Update on 2019-06-11

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