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All pages of the BCH provide a quick search facility to obtain country profiles. The link is provided on the right-hand side of the navigation bar. The drop down menu allows the user to select a country and display a summary of all the records entered in the BCH by that country.

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The country profiles contain information about each country, including: Date of signature; Date of ratification; Date of entry into force; Profile revision; Profile status and the last date in which the profile was updated. It lists the types of documents registered (e.g. National Focal Point, Law, regulation or guideline, risk assessment, etc.) and the amount of records registered for each type, with links to access those records. The number of records for each type of document, as well as the date of the last update, are indicated.

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