What is the
Egyptian Biosafety Clearing- House ?
The function of the Egyptian Biosafety Clearing- House is to
facilitate the exchange of information of living modified
organisms (LMOs) and to assist stakeholders in the
implementation of the Cartagena protocol on Biosafety.
Biotechnology in Egypt
is regulated through a number of departments at the governmental
as well as the capital level. In addition, a number of
guidelines have been prepared that provide for interpretation
and clearer understanding of regulatory requirements.
The Egyptian
Biosafety Clearing- House (EG-BCH) provides access to a wide
range of of information to assist governments in the
implementation of the Cartegena Protocol, and to facilitate the
exchange of scientific, technical, environmental and legal
information and experiences relating to LMOs. Users can search
the EG-BCH databases for information in in various categories:
national contacts, laws and regulations, decision and
information ...
In addition to
facilitate a general exchange of information, the BCH is
established as the only mean through which Parties can provide
certain information required under the protocol, including
information (provided by Parties) for the advance informed
agreement procedures (AIA). The BCH will provide the mechanism
by which Parties are informed about final decisions regarding
domestic use (including placing on the market) of LMOs that may
be subject to trans boundary movement for food, feed use or for
processing. This information will be vital for enabling
governments to implement the Protocol.
