Abstract: Pursuant to Article 20 of the Protocol on Biosafety,a biosafety clearing-house(BCH) is hereby established to facilitate exchange of scientific,technical,environmental,and legal information on and experience with living modified organisms(LMOs) ;and to assist parties in implementing the Protocol.Following the role and characteristics of BCH,the establishment and management of the National BCH of China is illuminated with specifics on its framework,operation mechanism and network structure,homepage and databases.Issues concerning disclosure of biosafety information are also discussed.

Key words: biosafety, clearing-house, databases, living modified organisms, transgene