| | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| | 0,37 | | MB | (OPCW) |
| | 115 | | stron |
| | 3867 | | ID | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| | 2001 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| | List of Member States (as of 20 May 2000) iii |
| | OPCW Organs, Subsidiary Organs and Bodies iv |
| | Organisational Chart of the Secretariat v |
| | Acronyms and abbreviations vii |
| | CHAPTER I GENESIS AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1 |
| | § 1. Introduction 1 |
| | A. History 2 |
| | B. The Convention 6 |
| | § 2. Institutional Framework13 |
| | A. Membership of the OPCW 13 |
| | B. The Conference of the States Parties 14 |
| | C. The Executive Council 16 |
| | D. The Secretariat19 |
| | E. Other organs and bodies 21 |
| | F. National Authorities 24 |
| | CHAPTER II ACTIVITIES27 |
| | § 1. Introduction 27 |
| | § 2. Declarations 27 |
| | A. Initial declarations 27 |
| | B. Annual declarations 29 |
| | § 3. Inspections 31 |
| | A. General Rules31 |
| | B. Types of inspection 33 |
| | § 4. International cooperation and assistance 39 |
| | A. International cooperation 39 |
| | B. Protection41 |
| | C. Emergency Assistance 42 |
| | § 5. Health and safety 44 |
| | CHAPTER III LEGAL MATTERS 46 |
| | § 1. Facility agreements 46 |
| | A. Chemical weapons-related agreements 46 |
| | B. Agreements relating to facilities and plant sites producing scheduled chemicals 47 |
| | § 2. Privileges and immunities 49 |
| | A. On the territory and in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of States Parties 50 |
| | B. In the Host Country (the Netherlands) 51 |
| | C. During the conduct of inspections 51 |
| | D. During the conduct of an investigation of alleged use 51 |
| | E. OPCW resources placed at the disposal of the United Nations Secretary-General 52 |
| | § 3. Liability and accountability 53 |
| | A. Acts or omissions of States Parties in relation to their obligations under the Convention 53 |
| | B. OPCW liability for acts or omissions of its officials 54 |
| | C. Breach of confidentiality 55 |
| | D. Third parties 55 |
| | E. Liability to staff members 56 |
| | § 4. National implementing legislation 56 |
| | A. The requirements 56 |
| | B. Scope of the legislation 57 |
| | C. Overlapping treaty regimes 58 |
| | D. Cooperation and legal assistance 58 |
| | § 5. Settlement of disputes 59 |
| | A. Disputes over compliance with the Convention 59 |
| | B. Disputes over interpretation or application of the Convention 59 |
| | C. Disputes arising under facility agreements 59 |
| | D. Disputes over breaches of confidentiality 60 |
| | E. Disputes over abandoned chemical weapons 60 |
| | F. Disputes under the OPCW Headquarters Agreement or privileges and immunities agreements 60 |
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| | G. Disputes arising under third party contracts 60 |
| | H. Disputes between staff and the Secretariat over administrative decisions 60 |
| | Appendix 1. Rules of Procedure of the Conference of States Parties 62 |
| | Appendix 2. Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council 77 |
| | Appendix 3. General obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and related tasks |
| | (prioritised checklist for non-possessor States Parties) 87 |
| | Appendix 4. Selected Bibliography 95 |
| | Subject Index 98 |
| | LIST OF MEMBER STATES (as of 20 May 2000) |