Schema for DEC

This section provides an overview of the schemas related to the Country's Decision or any other Communication (DEC). Each schema details the structure and fields required for the DEC-related requests and responses.

NOTE

When making an API request using the Country's Decision or any other Communication (DEC) schema, it is crucial to include the correct schema identifier. The schema parameter must be set to "biosafetyDecision" to ensure that the request is processed correctly and targets the appropriate data structure. Failure to provide the correct schema may result in an error or unexpected behavior in the response.

Title	Field	Mandatory	Type	Example
	header		Eheader	{ "identifier": "2A9F4D7C-9C32-861E-8344-FF562C3F0D3F", "schema": "biosafetyDecision", "languages": [ "en" ] }
Country submitting the decision or communication	government	True	Eterm	{ "identifier": "af" }
Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the decision or communication	authorities	True	Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "78AFAA88-47EA-9333-AD6E-C21BCB17DE21@1" } ]
Title / Reference number of the decision or communication	title	True	lstring	{ "en": "Test title" }
Date of the decision	date	True	DateTime	2024-09-05
Is the decision taken prior to entry into force of the Protocol?	takenPriorEntryIntoForce		bool	True
	jurisdictions		Eterm[]
Jurisdiction	jurisdictionsDetails		lstring	{ "en": "Test Jurisdiction" }
Is this an amendment to a decision or communication already published on the BCH?	isAmendment	True	bool
Please select the record(s) containing the decision or communication being amended	amendedRecords		Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "E2795D50-46AB-E234-96D0-D1164C382C7D@1" } ]
Please provide a brief summary of the amendment(s)	amendmentsDetails		lstring	{ "en": "<div><!--block-->Test Summary</div>" }
Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declaration	decisionTypes	True	Eterm[]	[ { "identifier": "8979219B-330B-424F-A52C-209D4B4B65C0" } ]
Please provide Exporter’s contact details	exporters		Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1" } ]
Please provide Importer’s contact details	importers		Ereference[]
Date on which the notification was received	receiptDate		DateTime	[ { "identifier": "3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1" } ]
Date on which acknowledgement of receipt of the notification was sent to the notifier	receiptAcknowledgementDate		DateTime	2024-09-03
Date on which the decision was communicated to the notifier	communicationDate		DateTime	2024-09-03
Was the decision triggered by a request for a transboundary movement of LMOs into your country?	addressesTransboundaryMovement		bool	True
Does the decision apply to transboundary movements of LMO(s) into your country?	appliesToTransboundaryMovement		bool	True
Does the decision involve field trials?	involvesFieldTrial		bool	True
Does the decision allow commercial release?	involvesCommercialRelease		bool	True
Will the decision apply to subsequent introductions of the same LMO(s) into the environment?	appliesToSubsequentIntroductions		bool	True
Use(s) of LMO	uses		Eterm[]	[ { "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?	takenInAccordanceWithA116		bool	True
Result of the decision	decisionResult		Eterm	{ "identifier": "3B9ECE67-B35C-40FF-8C06-4EA5FF762899" }
Specify the conditions	conditions		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Provide reasons	reasons		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Specify the time extension in days	extensionPeriod		int	1
Subject of the decision under the simplified procedure	movementAllowedUnderA131A		bool	True
Decision specifying that the import of the LMO is exempt from the Advance Informed Agreement (AIA) procedure	exemptFromAIA		bool	True
Does the decision apply to subsequent similar imports of LMOs?	appliesToSubsequentImports		bool	True
Type of transboundary movement	transboundaryMovementType		Eterm	{ "identifier": "22B915C4-193E-4087-89ED-D104EEEC4330" }
Information on the place where the occurrence and/or release occurred	releaseInformation		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Available relevant information on the estimated quantities and relevant characteristics and/or traits of the living modified organism	estimatedQuantities		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Information on the circumstances of the release	releaseCircumstance		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Information on the estimated date of the release	releaseDate		DateTime	2024-09-04
Information on the use of the living modified organism in the originating Party	lmoUseInformation		lstring	{ "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 measures	adverseEffectInformation		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
A point of contact for further information	pointOfContact		Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "3CBDA8AA-4A16-CA5C-D405-7F4E865A60AA@1" } ]
Any other relevant information	otherTransboundryInformation		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Any other relevant information	otherTransboundryInformation		lstring	{ "en": "Test information" }
Is this decision related to an LMO for commercial use?	isForCommercialUse		bool	True
Should this decision be forwarded to the OECD Secretariat for possible inclusion in the BioTrack Product Database?	forwardToOECD		bool	True
Is this decision related to food safety?	isForFoodSafety		bool	True
Was it conducted in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants?	codexConducted		bool	True
Should this information be forwarded to the Secretariat of the FAO GM Foods Platform?	forwardToFAO		bool	True
LMO identification	modifiedOrganisms		Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "1E027990-5D44-F3AF-75E3-715B60BFD3CD@8" } ]
Risk assessment	riskAssessments		Ereference[]	[ { "identifier": "486389BF-3C48-F2C9-2622-AC3D8E119845@4" } ]
Document text	documents		Elink[]	[ { "url": "https://www.google.com", "name": "Google", "language": "en" } ]
Should this information be confirmed or updated after two years from the date of submission?	expires	True	bool	True
Any other relevant information	relevantInformation		lstring	{ "en": "<div><!--block-->Test Information</div>" }
Any other relevant documents	relevantDocuments		Elink[]	[ { "url": "https://www.google.com", "name": "Google", "language": "en" } ]