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Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

CONVENTION TEXT: Preamble and 24 Articles

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I: General Obligations
ARTICLE II: Definitions and Criteria
ARTICLE III: Declarations
ARTICLE IV: Chemical Weapons
ARTICLE V: Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
ARTICLE VI: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention
ARTICLE VII: National Implementation Measures
ARTICLE VIII: The Organization
ARTICLE IX: Consultations, Cooperation and Fact-Finding
ARTICLE X: Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons
ARTICLE XI: Economic and Technological Development
ARTICLE XII: Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, Including Sanctions
ARTICLE XIII: Relation to Other International Agreements
ARTICLE XIV: Settlement of Disputes
ARTICLE XV: Amendments
ARTICLE XVI: Duration and Withdrawal
ARTICLE XVII: Status of Annexes
ARTICLE XVIII: Signature
ARTICLE XIX: Ratification
ARTICLE XX: Accession
ARTICLE XXI: Entry into Force
ARTICLE XXII: Reservations
ARTICLE XXIII: Depositary
ARTICLE XXIV: Authentic Texts
ANNEX ON CHEMICALS
ANNEX ON IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION
VERIFICATION ANNEX

PART I: Definitions
PART II: General Rules of Verification
PART III: General Provisions for Verification Measures Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
PART IV(A): Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
PART IV(B): Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
PART V: Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Its Verification Pursuant to Article V
PART VI: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART VII: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 2 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART VIII: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 3 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART IX: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Other Chemical Production Facilities
PART X: Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
PART XI: Investigations in Cases of Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons

ANNEX ON THE PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

ANNEX: Explanation of the System Used for Categorizing Chemicals

ANNEX: Annex on Implementation and Verification

ANNEX: Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information

RESOLUTION: CWC Resolution Establishing the Preparatory Commission for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

ARTICLE–BY–ARTICLE ANALYSIS: An article–by–article analysis of the CWC

PART I: Definitions
PART II: General Rules of Verification
PART III: General Provisions for Verification Measures Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
PART IV(A): Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
PART IV(B): Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
PART V: Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Its Verification Pursuant to Article V
PART VI: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART VII: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 2 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART VIII: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Schedule 3 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals
PART IX: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention in Accordance with Article VI -- Regime for Other Chemical Production Facilities
PART X: Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
PART XI: Investigations in Cases of Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons

ANNEX ON THE PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

FACT SHEET: Narrative Description of the CWC (1998)

FACT SHEET: Narrative Description of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (1998)

FACT SHEET: Second Review Conference Report (2008)

REPORT: Annual Implementation of the CWC in 2008, OPCW (Draft)

REPORT: Status of Participation in the CWC, OPCW Technical Secretariat (as of May 2009)

FACT SHEET: OPCW Technical Secretariat Report on the Status of States Parties’ Participation in the CWC (as of April 2009)

FACT SHEET: State Department List of CWC States Parties (as of April 2009)

FACT SHEET: Implementation Report of the OPCW (2008)

FACT SHEET: Milestones in U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage and Destruction (2009)

FACT SHEET: Report on Treaty Compliance (2005)

FACT SHEET: Chemical Weapons Convention: A Balance Between Obligations and the Needs of States Parties (1998)

GLOSSARY: Chemical Weapons Agreements Terms and Their Definitions

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