Part I of the Verification Annex consists of 26 paragraphs containing definitions for terms used in this Annex, as well as in the rest of the Convention.
Paragraph 1 of Part I defines the term "approved equipment" to mean the devices and instruments necessary for the performance of the inspection team's duties that have been certified by the Technical Secretariat in accordance with regulations prepared by the Technical Secretariat pursuant to paragraph 27 of Part II of this Annex. (Paragraph 27 of Part II provides for the establishment of a list of approved equipment for use by inspection teams on inspections.) This paragraph further states that such equipment may also refer to the administrative supplies or recording materials that would be used by the inspection team.
Paragraph 2 of Part I defines the term "building," as referred to in the definition of chemical weapons production facility in Article II, i.e. paragraph 8 of Article II, as comprising specialized buildings and standard buildings.
In turn, subparagraph 2(a) defines the term "specialized building" to mean:
(i) Any building, including underground structures, containing specialized equipment in a production or filling configuration;
(ii) Any building, including underground structures, which has distinctive features which distinguish it from buildings normally used for chemical production or filling activities not prohibited under the Convention.
Subparagraph 2(b) defines the term "standard building" to mean any building, including underground structures, constructed to prevailing industry standards for facilities not producing any chemical specified in paragraph 8(a)(i) of Article II, or corrosive chemicals. (The chemicals in paragraph 8(a)(i) of Article II, which is part of the definition of a chemical weapons production facility, are any Schedule 1 chemical or any other chemical that has no use, above 1 metric ton per year on the territory of a State Party or in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of a State Party, for purposes not prohibited under the Convention, but which can be used for chemical weapons purposes.
Paragraph 3 of Part I defines the term "challenge inspection" to mean the inspection of any facility or location in the territory or in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of a State Party requested by another State Party pursuant to paragraphs 8 through 25 of Article IX, i.e. the general rules for challenge inspections.
Paragraph 4 of Part I defines the term "discrete organic chemical" to mean any chemical belonging to the class of chemical compounds consisting of all compounds of carbon except for its oxides, sulfides and metal carbonates, identifiable by chemical name, by structural formula, if known, and by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number, if assigned. Note that the term is understood to include polymers.
Paragraph 5 of Part I defines the term "equipment," as referred to in the definition of chemical weapons production facility in Article II, i.e. paragraph 8 of Article II, as comprising specialized equipment and standard equipment.
In turn, subparagraph 5(a) defines the term "specialized equipment" to mean:
(i) The main production train, including any reactor or equipment for product synthesis, separation or purification, any equipment used directly for heat transfer in the final technological stage, such as in reactors or in product separation, as well as any other equipment which has been in contact with any chemical specified in paragraph 8(a)(i) of Article II, or would be in contact with such a chemical if the facility were operated. (As noted above, the chemicals in paragraph 8(a)(i) of Article II are any Schedule 1 chemical or any other chemical that has no permitted large–scale use other than for chemical weapons purposes.);
(ii) Any chemical weapon filling machines. (This is understood to include specially designed or configured, or arranged machines to facilitate the introduction of Scheduled chemicals into a chemical weapon and the closing of the chemical weapon);
(iii) Any other equipment specially designed, built or installed for the operation of the facility as a chemical weapons production facility, as distinct from a facility constructed according to prevailing commercial industry standards for facilities not producing any chemical specified in paragraph 8(a)(i) of Article II, or corrosive chemicals, such as: equipment made of high–nickel alloys or other special corrosion–resistant material; special equipment for waste control, waste treatment, air filtering, or solvent recovery; special containment enclosures and safety shields; non–standard laboratory equipment used to analyze toxic chemicals for chemical weapons purposes; custom–designed process control panels; or dedicated spares for specialized equipment.
Subparagraph 5(b) defines the term "standard equipment" to mean:
(i) Production equipment which is generally used in the chemical industry and is not included in the types of specialized equipment;
(ii) Other equipment commonly used in the chemical industry, such as: fire–fighting equipment; guard and security/safety surveillance equipment; medical facilities, laboratory facilities; or communications equipment.
Paragraph 6 of Part I defines the term "facility," in the context of Article VI, i.e. declarations and verification of civilian chemical industry, to mean any of the industrial sites as defined below ("plant site", "plant" and "unit").
Subparagraph 6(a) defines the term "plant site" to mean the local integration of one or more plants, with any intermediate administrative levels, which are under one operational control, and includes common infrastructure, such as: administration and other offices; repair and maintenance shops; medical centers; utilities; the central analytical laboratory; research and development laboratories; the central effluent and waste treatment area; and warehouse storage. Subparagraph 6(a) also lists two terms –– works and factory –– that are understood in the chemical industry to refer to the same thing as plant site.
Subparagraph 6(b) defines the term "plant" to mean a relatively self–contained area, structure or building containing one or more units with auxiliary and associated infrastructure, such as: small administrative sections; storage/handling areas for feedstock and products; effluent/waste handling/treatment areas; control/analytical laboratories; first aid service/related medical sections; and records associated with the movement into, around and from the site, of declared chemicals and their feedstock or product chemicals formed from them, as appropriate. Subparagraph 6(b) also lists two terms –– production facility and workshop –– that are understood in the chemical industry to refer to the same thing as plant.
Subparagraph 6(c) defines the term "unit" to mean the combination of those items of equipment, including vessels and vessel set up, necessary for the production, processing or consumption of a chemical. Subparagraph 6(c) also lists two terms –– production unit and process unit –– that are understood in the chemical industry to refer to the same thing as unit.
Paragraph 7 of Part I defines the term "facility agreement" to mean an agreement or arrangement between a State Party and the Organization relating to a specific facility subject to on–site verification pursuant to Articles IV (chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities), V (chemical weapons production facilities) and VI (chemical industry).
Paragraph 8 of Part I defines the term "host state" to mean the State on whose territory lie facilities or areas of another State Party to the Convention, which are subject to inspection under the Convention. Note that a Host State may or may not be a State Party to the Convention.
Paragraph 9 of Part I defines the term "in–country escort" to mean individuals specified by the inspected State Party and, if appropriate, by the Host State, if they so wish, to accompany and assist the inspection team during the in–country period.
Paragraph 10 of Part I defines the term "in–country period" to mean the period from the arrival of the inspection team at a point of entry until its departure from the State at a point of entry.
Paragraph 11 of Part I defines the term "initial inspection" to mean the first on–site inspection of facilities to verify declarations submitted pursuant to Articles III (general declarations), IV (chemical weapons and their associated facilities), V (chemical weapons production facilities) and VI (Scheduled chemicals, their associated facilities, and other chemical production facilities) and the Verification Annex.
Paragraph 12 of Part I defines the term "inspected State Party" to mean the State Party on whose territory or in any other place under its jurisdiction or control an inspection pursuant to this Convention takes place, or the State Party whose facility or area on the territory of a Host State is subject to such an inspection. This paragraph further states that the term does not, however, include the State Party specified in paragraph 21 of Part II of this Annex. (The State Party referred to in paragraph 21 of Part II is a State Party that has an area or facility on its territory that is under the jurisdiction and control of a non–State Party.)
Paragraph 13 of Part I defines the term "inspection assistant" to mean an individual designated by the Technical Secretariat as set forth in Section A of Part II of this Annex (i.e. the special rules for such designations) to assist inspectors in an inspection or visit, such as medical, security and administrative personnel and interpreters.
Paragraph 14 of Part I defines the term "inspection mandate" to mean the instructions issued by the Director–General to the inspection team for the conduct of a particular inspection.
Paragraph 15 of Part I defines the term "inspection manual" to mean the compilation of additional procedures, i.e. more detailed procedures and guidelines in addition to those provided for in the Convention, for the conduct of inspections developed by the Technical Secretariat.
Paragraph 16 of Part I defines the term "inspection site" to mean any facility or area at which an inspection is carried out and which is specifically defined in the respective facility agreement, the inspection request or mandate, or the inspection request as expanded by the alternative or final perimeter.
Paragraph 17 of Part I defines the term "inspection team" to mean the group of inspectors and inspection assistants assigned by the Director–General to conduct a particular inspection.
Paragraph 18 of Part I defines the term "inspector" to mean an individual designated by the Technical Secretariat according to the procedures as set forth in Section A of Part II of this Annex, i.e. the special rules for such designations, to carry out an inspection or visit in accordance with the Convention.
Paragraph 19 of Part I defines the term "model agreement" to mean a document specifying the general form and content for an agreement, e.g. a facility agreement, concluded between a State Party and the Organization for fulfilling the verification provisions specified in this Annex.
Paragraph 20 of Part I defines the term "observer" to mean a representative of a requesting State Party or a third State Party to observe a challenge inspection.
Paragraph 21 of Part I defines the term "perimeter," in case of challenge inspection, to mean the external boundary of the inspection site, defined by either geographic coordinates or description on a map. This paragraph further defines, in three subparagraphs, the different types of perimeters associated with challenge inspections.
Subparagraph 21(a) defines the term "requested perimeter" to mean the inspection site perimeter as specified by the requesting State Party in conformity with paragraph 8 of Part X of this Annex (which sets the limits on where the requested perimeter may be located).
Subparagraph 21(b) defines the term "alternative perimeter" to mean the inspection site perimeter as specified, alternatively to the requested perimeter, by the inspected State Party and which shall conform to the requirements specified in paragraph 17 of Part X of this Annex (which sets the limits on where the alternative perimeter may be located).
Subparagraph 21(c) defines the term "final perimeter" to mean the final inspection site perimeter as agreed in negotiations between the inspection team and the inspected State Party, in accordance with paragraphs 16 through 21 of Part X of this Annex (which specifies the rules for determining the final perimeter);
Subparagraph 21(d) defines the term "declared perimeter" to mean the external boundary of the facility declared pursuant to Articles III (general declarations, including chemical weapons development facilities), IV (chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities), V (chemical weapons production facilities) and VI (chemical industry).
Paragraph 22 of Part I defines the term "period of inspection," for the purposes of Article IX (i.e. challenge inspections) to mean the period of time from provision of access to the inspection team to the inspection site until its departure from the inspection site, exclusive of time spent on briefings before and after the verification activities. Note that the starting point for this period ("provision of access") differs from that for routine inspections ("arrival at the inspection site"), as defined in paragraph 23, due to the fact that access within the inspection site for challenge inspections may occur days after arrival at the inspection site, while access within the site for routine inspections will occur within hours of arrival. Note also that is understood that these are continuous hours, e.g. a period of inspection of 84 hours beginning at eight a.m. on day 1 will end at 8 p.m. on day four.
Paragraph 23 of Part I defines the term "period of inspection," for the purposes of Articles IV (chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities), V (chemical weapons production facilities) and VI (chemical industry), to mean the period of time from arrival of the inspection team at the inspection site until its departure from the inspection site, exclusive of time spent on briefings before and after the verification activities. Note that, as with challenge inspections, it is understood that these are continuous hours.
Paragraph 24 of Part I defines the terms "point of entry" and "point of exit" to mean a location designated for the in–country arrival of inspection teams for inspections pursuant to this Convention or for their departure after completion of their mission. (Procedures for designation of points of entry by States Parties are discussed in paragraphs 16 through 21 of Part II of this Annex.)
Paragraph 25 of Part I defines the term "requesting State Party" to mean a State Party which has requested a challenge inspection pursuant to Article IX.
Paragraph 26 of Part I defines the term "tonne" to mean metric ton, i.e. 1,000 kg or approximately 2,200 pounds.