About the ABS Clearing-House
Getting started
Finding information
Submitting information
- Information-sharing obligations
- Interim national report
- Types of users
- CBD Account
- Offline common formats
- national information publishing tips
Monitoring utilization
Interoperability
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Informal Advisory Committee (IAC)
- Dec 2019 - 4th IAC Meeting
- Nov 2017 - 3rd IAC Meeting
- Jun 2016 - 2nd IAC Meeting
- Oct 2015 - 1st IAC Meeting
- Oct 2013 - Pilot phase IAC Meeting
- ABSCH IAC Forum
Offline common formats
The ABS Clearing-House operates based on submissions submitted under common formats. Common formats are standardized forms to facilitate submission of information in a harmonized manner. The ABS Clearing-House common formats make use of controlled vocabulary and metadata in order to facilitate a consistent registering and search of information in the ABS Clearing-House.
The common formats differentiate between mandatory and non-mandatory information. Some fields are mandatory to ensure that the record contains the minimum information necessary for displaying records consistently. The common formats are also designed to be flexible and provide for opportunities to include additional information
Offline common formats are available in MS word format and can be downloaded using the links below:
National records
- National Focal Points (NFP) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Publishing Authority (PA)/ National Authorized users (NAUs) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh (additional information on how to update or designate PA/NAUs)
- Competent National Authorities (CNA) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Legislative, Administrative or Policy Measures (MSR) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- ABS Procedures (PRO) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- National Model Contractual Clauses (NMCC) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCC) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- National Websites or Databases (NDB) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Checkpoints (CP) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Checkpoint Communiqués (CPC) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Interim National Reports on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol (NR) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Contacts (CON) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
Reference records
- Virtual Library Resources (VLR) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Organizations (ORG) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Capacity development Initiatives (CDI) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Model Contractual Clauses, Codes of Conduct, Guidelines, Best Practices and/or Standards (A19A20) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh
- Community Protocols and Procedures and Customary Laws (CPP) ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh