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Decision - Field Reference ​

The fields of the Decision record type as documented for the Biosafety Clearing-House. In API calls the record type is selected with the schema value biosafetyDecision.

TitleFieldMandatoryTypeExample
headerHeader{ "identifier": "068C83BA-995F-08C3-50CE-AD43545B3EB5", "schema": "biosafetyDecision", "languages": ["en"] }
Country submitting the decision or communicationgovernmentTrueTerm{"identifier":"af"}
Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the decision or communicationauthoritiesTrueReference[][{"identifier":"78AFAA88-47EA-9333-AD6E-C21BCB17DE21@1"}]
Title / Reference number of the decision or communicationtitleTruelstring{"en":"Test title"}
Date of the decisiondateTrueDateTime
Is the decision taken prior to entry into force of the Protocol?takenPriorEntryIntoForceBooleantrue
jurisdictionsTerm[]
JurisdictionjurisdictionsDetailslstring{"en":"Test Jurisdiction"}
Is this an amendment to a decision or communication already published on the BCH?isAmendmentTrueBoolean
Please select the record(s) containing the decision or communication being amendedamendedRecordsReference[][{"identifier":"E2795D50-46AB-E234-96D0-D1164C382C7D@1"}]
Please provide a brief summary of the amendment(s)amendmentsDetailslstring{"en":"<div><!--block-->Test Summary</div>"}
Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declarationdecisionTypesTrueTerm[][{"identifier":"8979219B-330B-424F-A52C-209D4B4B65C0"}]
Please provide Exporter’s contact detailsexportersReference[][{"identifier":"3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1"}]
Please provide Importer’s contact detailsimportersReference[]
Date on which the notification was receivedreceiptDateDateTime[{"identifier":"3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1"}]
Date on which acknowledgement of receipt of the notification was sent to the notifierreceiptAcknowledgementDateDateTime
Date on which the decision was communicated to the notifiercommunicationDateDateTime
Was the decision triggered by a request for a transboundary movement of LMOs into your country?addressesTransboundaryMovementBooleantrue
Does the decision apply to transboundary movements of LMO(s) into your country?appliesToTransboundaryMovementBooleantrue
Does the decision involve field trials?involvesFieldTrialBooleantrue
Does the decision allow commercial release?involvesCommercialReleaseBooleantrue
Will the decision apply to subsequent introductions of the same LMO(s) into the environment?appliesToSubsequentIntroductionsBooleantrue
Use(s) of LMOusesTerm[][{"identifier":"91BEAF12-ABE1-4294-AD3B-507935894C78"}]
Has the decision been taken in the absence of a domestic regulatory framework and in accordance with Article 11.6?takenInAccordanceWithA116Booleantrue
Result of the decisiondecisionResultTerm{"identifier":"3B9ECE67-B35C-40FF-8C06-4EA5FF762899"}
Specify the conditionsconditionslstring{"en":"Test information"}
Provide reasonsreasonslstring{"en":"Test information"}
Specify the time extension in daysextensionPeriodInteger1
Subject of the decision under the simplified proceduremovementAllowedUnderA131ABooleantrue
Decision specifying that the import of the LMO is exempt from the Advance Informed Agreement (AIA) procedureexemptFromAIABooleantrue
Does the decision apply to subsequent similar imports of LMOs?appliesToSubsequentImportsBooleantrue
Type of transboundary movementtransboundaryMovementTypeTerm{"identifier":"22B915C4-193E-4087-89ED-D104EEEC4330"}
Information on the place where the occurrence and/or release occurredreleaseInformationlstring{"en":"Test information"}
Available relevant information on the estimated quantities and relevant characteristics and/or traits of the living modified organismestimatedQuantitieslstring{"en":"Test information"}
Information on the circumstances of the releasereleaseCircumstancelstring{"en":"Test information"}
Information on the estimated date of the releasereleaseDateDateTime
Information on the use of the living modified organism in the originating PartylmoUseInformationlstring{"en":"Test information"}
Information about the possible adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, as well as available information about possible risk management measuresadverseEffectInformationlstring{"en":"Test information"}
A point of contact for further informationpointOfContactReference[][{"identifier":"3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1"}]
Any other relevant informationotherTransboundryInformationlstring{"en":"Test information"}
Is this decision related to an LMO for commercial use?isForCommercialUseBooleantrue
Should this decision be forwarded to the OECD Secretariat for possible inclusion in the BioTrack Product Database?forwardToOECDBooleantrue
Is this decision related to food safety?isForFoodSafetyBooleantrue
Was it conducted in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants?codexConductedBooleantrue
Should this information be forwarded to the Secretariat of the FAO GM Foods Platform?forwardToFAOBooleantrue
LMO identificationmodifiedOrganismsReference[][{"identifier":"1E027990-5D44-F3AF-75E3-715B60BFD3CD@8"}]
Risk assessmentriskAssessmentsReference[][{"identifier":"486389BF-3C48-F2C9-2622-AC3D8E119845@4"}]
Document textdocumentsLink[][{"url":"https://www.google.com","name":"Google","language":"en"}]
Should this information be confirmed or updated after two years from the date of submission?expiresTrueBooleantrue
Any other relevant informationrelevantInformationlstring{"en":"<div><!--block-->Test Information</div>"}
Any other relevant documentsrelevantDocumentsLink[][{"url":"https://www.google.com","name":"Google","language":"en"}]