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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Biosafety Clearing-House canonical | 2 |
| Biosafety Clearing-House of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8204036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Biosafety Clearing-House Context triple: [Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, establishes, Biosafety Clearing-House]
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A.
Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is the governing body of the Protocol that brings together its member governments to make decisions on the safe handling, transport, and use of living modified organisms.
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B.
National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center
The National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center is a U.S. intelligence organization responsible for coordinating efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and enhance national biosecurity.
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C.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement that regulates the transboundary movement, handling, and use of living modified organisms to protect biodiversity and human health.
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D.
ICMBio
ICMBio is Brazil’s federal agency responsible for managing and protecting the country’s conservation units and biodiversity.
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E.
Centre for Laboratory-based Surveillance
The Centre for Laboratory-based Surveillance is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health system that monitors infectious diseases and other health threats through the analysis and coordination of laboratory data.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Biosafety Clearing-House Target entity description: 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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A.
Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is the governing body of the Protocol that brings together its member governments to make decisions on the safe handling, transport, and use of living modified organisms.
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B.
National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center
The National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center is a U.S. intelligence organization responsible for coordinating efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and enhance national biosecurity.
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C.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement that regulates the transboundary movement, handling, and use of living modified organisms to protect biodiversity and human health.
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D.
ICMBio
ICMBio is Brazil’s federal agency responsible for managing and protecting the country’s conservation units and biodiversity.
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E.
Centre for Laboratory-based Surveillance
The Centre for Laboratory-based Surveillance is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health system that monitors infectious diseases and other health threats through the analysis and coordination of laboratory data.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Biosafety Clearing-House of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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linked to:
Biosafety Clearing-House
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| 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
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 20 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| parentTreaty | Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| scope |
global
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international ⓘ |
| shortName | BCH ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biosafety Clearing-House Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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usesInstrument
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Biosafety Clearing-House
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Biosafety Clearing-House
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fullName
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Biosafety Clearing-House of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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linked to: Biosafety Clearing-House