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): [email protected]
• 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

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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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