CBD31 October 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is inviting submissions of background materials relevant to the Guidance on Assessment of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to be considered by the ad hoc technical expert group (AHTEG) on risk assessment.

The technical and scientific experts of parties and non-parties, scientific organizations and registered users of the BCH are invited to submit materials through the BCH Biosafety Information Resources Centre (BIRC) in order to link the records relevant to risk assessment to specific sections of the guidance on LMO Rrisk assessment.

The submission of background materials will be an ongoing exercise performed online through the BCH. [CBD Notification]