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CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Version incorporating: 1. the correction of errors in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.246.1994.TREATIES-5, issued on 31 August 1994; 2. the addition, under Article XV of the Convention, of a new paragraph, 5bis, to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, in accordance with: (a) the change to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, effective 31 October 1999, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.916.1999.TREATIES-7, issued on 8 October 1999; together with (b) the correction to the change to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, effective 9 March 2000, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.157.2000.TREATIES-1, issued on 13 March 2000; 3. the addition, under Article XV of the Convention, of a new paragraph, 72bis, to Section D of Part V of the Verification Annex, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.610.2005.TREATIES-4, issued on 29 July 2005; and 4. the changes, under Article XV of the Convention, to Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals, effective 7 June 2020, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.86.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.3, issued on 23 April 2020. 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 i Table of Contents 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 Table of Contents ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) ANNEX ON IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION ("VERIFICATION ANNEX") PART I DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................. 65 PART II GENERAL RULES OF VERIFICATION A. DESIGNATION OF INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION ASSISTANTS ..... 70 B. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ................................................................ 71 C. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................... 73 Points of entry .................................................................................................. 73 Arrangements for use of non-scheduled aircraft .............................................. 74 Administrative arrangements ........................................................................... 74 Approved equipment ........................................................................................ 75 D. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 75 Notification ...................................................................................................... 75 Entry into the territory of the inspected State Party or Host State and transfer to the inspection site ...........................................................................76 Pre-inspection briefing ..................................................................................... 76 E. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS ...................................................................... 75 General rules .................................................................................................... 77 Safety ............................................................................................................... 77 Communications .............................................................................................. 77 Inspection team and inspected State Party rights............................................. 78 Collection, handling and analysis of samples .................................................. 77 Extension of inspection duration ..................................................................... 80 Debriefing ........................................................................................................ 80 F. DEPARTURE .................................................................................................. 80 G. REPORTS ........................................................................................................ 80 H. APPLICATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................. 81 PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR VERIFICATION MEASURES PURSUANT TO ARTICLES IV, V AND VI, PARAGRAPH 3 A. INITIAL INSPECTIONS AND FACILITY AGREEMENTS ........................ 82 B. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................... 83 iii Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) C. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 84 PART IV (A) DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ITS VERIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IV A. DECLARATIONS ........................................................................................... 85 Chemical weapons ........................................................................................... 85 Declarations of chemical weapons pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (a) (iii) ..........................................................................................87 Declarations of past transfers and receipts ...................................................... 87 Submission of the general plan for destruction of chemical weapons ............. 87 B. MEASURES TO SECURE THE STORAGE FACILITY