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Table of Contents

PREAMBLE 1

ARTICLE I 2

General Obligations

ARTICLE II 3

Definitions and Criteria

ARTICLE III 7

Declarations

ARTICLE IV 10

Chemical Weapons

ARTICLE V 13

Chemical Weapons Production Facilities

ARTICLE VI 16

Activities not Prohibited Under this Convention

ARTICLE VII 18

National Implementation Measures

ARTICLE VIII 20

The Organization

ARTICLE IX 30

Consultations, Cooperation and Fact-Finding

ARTICLE X 35

Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons

ARTICLE XI 38

Economic and Technological Development

ARTICLE XII 39

Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, including Sanctions

ARTICLE XIII 39

Relation to Other International Agreements

ARTICLE XIV 40

Settlement of Disputes

ARTICLE XV 41

Amendments

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)

ARTICLE XVI 43

Duration and Withdrawal

ARTICLE XVII. 43

Status of the Annexes

ARTICLE XVIII . 43

Signature

ARTICLE XIX 43

Ratification

ARTICLE XX 44

Accession

ARTICLE XXI 44

Entry into Force

ARTICLE XXII. 44

Reservations

ARTICLE XXIII . 44

Depositary

ARTICLE XXIV. 45

Authentic Texts

ANNEX ON CHEMICALS

A. GUIDELINES FOR SCHEDULES OF CHEMICALS . 49

B. SCHEDULES OF CHEMICALS 51

ANNEX ON IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION ("VERIFICATION ANNEX")

PART I DEFINITIONS. 52

PART II GENERAL RULES OF VERIFICATION

A. DESIGNATION OF INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION ASSISTANTS 52

B. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 52

C. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS. 52

Points of entry 52

Arrangements for use of non-scheduled aircraft. 52

Administrative arrangements. 52

Approved equipment 52

D. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES 52

Notification 52

Entry into the territory of the inspected State Party or Host State and transfer to the inspection

site.52

Pre-inspection briefing 52

E. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS 75

General rules 52

Safety 52

Communications. 52

Inspection team and inspected State Party rights . 52

Collection, handling and analysis of samples 77

Extension of inspection duration 52

Debriefing 52

F. DEPARTURE. 52

G. REPORTS. 52

H. APPLICATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS 52

PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR VERIFICATION MEASURES PURSUANT TO ARTICLES

IV, V AND VI, PARAGRAPH 3

A. INITIAL INSPECTIONS AND FACILITY AGREEMENTS 52

B. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS. 52

C. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES 52

PART IV (A) DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ITS VERIFICATION PURSUANT TO

ARTICLE IV

A. DECLARATIONS 52

Chemical weapons . 52

Declarations of chemical weapons pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (a) (iii) 52

Declarations of past transfers and receipts. 52

Submission of the general plan for destruction of chemical weapons. 52

B. MEASURES TO SECURE THE STORAGE FACILITY AND STORAGE FACILITY PREPARATION

52

C. DESTRUCTION. 52

Principles and methods for destruction of chemical weapons 52

Order of destruction. 52

Modification of intermediate destruction deadlines. 52

Extension of the deadline for completion of destruction 90

Detailed annual plans for destruction. 52

Annual reports on destruction. 52

D. VERIFICATION 52

Verification of declarations of chemical weapons through on-site inspection. 52

Systematic verification of storage facilities . 52

Inspections and visits 52

Systematic verification of the destruction of chemical weapons. 52

Chemical weapons storage facilities at chemical weapons destruction facilities52

Systematic on-site verification measures at chemical weapons destruction facilities52

PART IV (B) OLD CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ABANDONED CHEMICAL WEAPONS

A. GENERAL 52

B. REGIME FOR OLD CHEMICAL WEAPONS 52

C. REGIME FOR ABANDONED CHEMICAL WEAPONS. 52

PART V DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND ITS

VERIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VA. DECLARATIONS 52

Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities 52

Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (c) (iii)

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Declarations of past transfers and receipts. 52

Submission of general plans for destruction. 52

Submission of annual plans for destruction and annual reports on destruction52

B. DESTRUCTION. 52

General principles for destruction of chemical weapons production facilities .52

Principles and methods for closure of a chemical weapons production facility.52

Technical maintenance of chemical weapons production facilities prior to their destruction.52

Principles and methods for temporary conversion of chemical weapons production facilities into

chemical weapons destruction facilities .52

Principles and methods related to destruction of a chemical weapons production facility52

Order of destruction. 52

Detailed plans for destruction 52

Review of detailed plans. 52

C. VERIFICATION 52

Verification of declarations of chemical weapons production facilities through on-site inspection.52

Systematic verification of chemical weapons production facilities and cessation of their activities

.52

Verification of destruction of chemical weapons production facilities 52

Verification of temporary conversion of a chemical weapons production facility into a chemical

weapons destruction facility.52

D. CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO PURPOSES NOT

PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION . 52

Procedures for requesting conversion 52

Actions pending a decision. 52

Conditions for conversion. 52

Decisions by the Executive Council and the Conference 52

Detailed plans for conversion 52

Review of detailed plans. 52