No. 14860 MULTILATERAL Convention on the Prohibition of The
No. 14860 MULTILATERAL Convention on the prohibition of the development, produc tion and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction. Opened for signature at London, Moscow and Washington on 10 April 1972 Authentic texts: English, Russian, French, Spanish and Chinese. Registered by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on 15 July 1976. MULTILATERAL Convention sur l©interdiction de la mise au point, de la fabrication et du stockage des armes bact riologiques (biologiques) ou toxines et sur leur destruction. Ouverte la signature Londres, Moscou et Washing ton le 10 avril 1972 Textes authentiques : anglais, russe, français, espagnol et chinois. Enregistrée par les États-Unis d'Amérique, le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord et l'Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques le 15 juillet 1976. Vol. 1015, 1-14860 164 United Nations — Treaty Series • Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités 1976 CONVENTION1 ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRO DUCTION AND STOCKPILING OF BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGIC AL) AND TOXIN WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION The States Parties to this Convention, Determined to act with a view to achieving effective progress towards general and complete disarmament, including the prohibition and elimination of all types of weapons of mass destruction, and convinced that the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons and their elimina- 1 Came into force in respect of the following States on 26 March 1975, i.e. when twenty-two Governments, including the Governments designated as depositaries (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America), had deposited their instruments of ratification, in accordance with article XIV (3).
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