The objective of the Biosafety Clearing-House is to exchange information related to biosafety

The Estonian Biosafety Clearing-House is part of a larger infrastructure for exchanging biosafety-related information between all countries that have acceded to the Cartagena Protocol [1]. The infrastructure has been set up under the Cartagena Protocol and is helpful to the parties in meeting the requirements of the protocol.

The world’s central portal – https://bch.cbd.int/ – provides access to various relevant scientific, technical, environmental, and legal materials.

Examples of common acronyms:

• BCH – Biosafety Clearing-House
• GEF – Global Environment Facility
• NBF - National Biosafety Framework
• NBCH - National BCH
• MoU - Memorandum of Understanding 
• SCBD - Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity 
• UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme 

National Focal Points:

• Ministry of the Environment 
  Narva maantee 7a, Tallinn 15172
  Telephone: + 372 6262802
  Email: keskkonnaministeerium@envir.ee
  Field: introducing GMOs to the environment.
  
  Contact person: Triin Sellis, Senior Officer
  Telephone: + 372 6262886
  Email: triin.sellis@envir.ee

• Acriculture and Food Board
  Väike-Paala 3, Tallinn 11415
  Telephone: +372 6051710
  Email: pta@pta.agri.ee
  Field: handling genetically modified food and feed.
  
  Contact person: Airika Salumets, Chief Specialist
  Telephone: +372 6054765
  Email: airika.salumets@pta.agri.ee

• Labour Inspectorate
  Mäealuse 2/3, 12618 Tallinn
  Telephone: +372 6406000
  Email: ti@ti.ee
  Field: using genetically modified mirobes in closed environments.
  
  Contact person: Kerttu Sepp, Labour Inspector of Occupational Health 
  Telephone: +372 56230722
  Email: kerttu.sepp@ti.ee

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[1] Cartagena protokolli veebileht, Cartagena protokolli eesti keelne tõlge

Last edited: 21.04.2023

by Kadri-Piibe Järve