1993 Chemical Weapons Convention

The … formal title … negotiating history

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HSP/SHIB coding:

  • EARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
    • E1 — Existing anti-CBW regime
      • E1.3 — 1972 Biological Weapons Convention
        • E1.3.6 — Proposals
          • E1.3.6.1 — BWC/CWC convergence
      • E1.10 — 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
        • E1.10.1 — Industry attitudes
        • E1.10.2 — UN attitudes
        • E1.10.3 — Statements on verifiability
        • E1.10.4 — Verification aspects
          • E1.10.4.1 — Expansion of Schedules
          • E1.10.4.2 — Role of new technology
          • E1.10.4.3 — Confidentiality
          • E1.10.4.4 — Challenge Inspection
        • E1.10.5 — Technical Co-operation aspects
          • E1.10.5.1 — Trade
        • E1.10.6 — Assistance aspects
        • E1.10.7 — Environmental aspects
        • E1.10.8 — CWC as model
        • E1.10.9 — Implementation aspects of the General Purpose Criterion
        • E1.10.10 — CWC Review Conferences
          • E1.10.10.1 — First (2003)
          • E1.10.10.2 — Second (2008)
          • E1.10.10.3 — Third (2013)
          • E1.10.10.4 — Fourth (2018)
    • E2 — Future anti-CBW regime
      • E2.1 — Objectives
        • E2.1.1 – Global CW disarmament
          • E2.1.1.1 — Scope of projected CWC
            • E2.1.1.1.1 — Definitions
            • E2.1.1.1.2 — Teargases and herbicides
            • E2.1.1.1.3 — Subsuming use
            • E2.1.1.1.4 — Subsuming capability
            • E2.1.1.1.5 — Anti-CW protection
            • E2.1.1.1.6 — Transfers & trade
            • E2.1.1.1.7 — Binary munitions
            • E2.1.1.1.8 — Precursors
            • E2.1.1.1.9 — Toxicity criteria
            • E2.1.1.1.10 — Adjuvants
          • E2.1.1.2 — International organisation
            • E2.1.1.2.1 — Models
              • E2.1.1.2.1.1 — WEU
              • E2.1.1.2.1.2 — IAEA
              • E2.1.1.2.1.3 — Narcotics control
              • E2.1.1.2.1.4 — UNEP (Stockholm POP Treaty)
                • E2.1.1.2.1.4.1 — Biodiversity
                • E2.1.1.2.1.4.2 — Cartagena Biosafety Protocol
              • E2.1.1.2.1.5 — London Suppliers Club
              • E2.1.1.2.1.6 — Euratom
              • E2.1.1.2.1.7 — OECD Chemicals Programme (Rotterdam PIC Treaty)
              • E2.1.1.2.1.8 — CoCom
              • E2.1.1.2.1.9 — Basel Convention
            • E2.1.1.2.2 — National organs
              • E2.1.1.2.2.1 — Potential
            • E2.1.1.2.3 — International organ
              • E2.1.1.2.3.1 — Consultative committee
              • E2.1.1.2.3.2 — Inspectorate
                • E2.1.1.2.3.2.1 — Training inspectors
              • E2.1.1.2.3.3 — Scientific council
            • E2.1.1.2.4 — Underdevelopment issues
            • E2.1.1.2.5 — Promoting universality
          • E2.1.1.3 — Safeguards
            • E2.1.1.3.1 — Compliance assuring measures
              • E2.1.1.3.1.1 — Verification
                • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1 — Verification tasks
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.1 — Stockpile destruction verification
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.2 — Non-production verification
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.3 — Permitted production verification
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.4 — Factory destruction verification
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.5 — Use verification, inc attribution and accountability
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.1.6 — Non-development verification
                • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2 — Verification techniques
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.1 — On site inspection
                    • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.1.1 — Forms of OSI accepted by USSR
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.2 — Near site inspection
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.3 — Aerial surveillance
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.4 — National intelligence
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.5 — Materials accountancy
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.6 — Literature surveillance
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.2.7 — Air monitoring
                • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3 — Verification tools
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3.1 — Sampling technique
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3.2 — Instrumentation
                    • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3.2.1 — ReCoVer
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3.3 — Data-base
                  • E2.1.1.3.1.1.3.4 — Sample analysis
              • E2.1.1.3.1.2 — Declarations
              • E2.1.1.3.1.3 — Second-order verification
              • E2.1.1.3.1.4 — Other confidence building measures
                • E2.1.1.3.1.4.1 — Technical Exchange Visits
                • E2.1.1.3.1.4.2 — Data-sharing
                • E2.1.1.3.1.4.3 — Assistance
                • E2.1.1.3.1.4.4 — Original signatories
                • E2.1.1.3.1.4.5 — Protocol-reservations withdrawal
              • E2.1.1.3.1.5 — Verification by challenge
                • E2.1.1.3.1.5.1 — Ad hoc verification
                • E2.1.1.3.1.5.2 — Practice challenge inspections(PCIs)
            • E2.1.1.3.2 — What after verification?
              • E2.1.1.3.2.1 — Guarantees
              • E2.1.1.3.2.2 — Sanctions
          • E2.1.1.4 — Favourable inequalities [incl FRODs, signatures &c]
            • E2.1.1.4.1 — Fingerprint notion
            • E2.1.1.4.2 — Negative proof
            • E2.1.1.4.3 — Plant memory
          • E2.1.1.5 — Special issues
            • E2.1.1.5.1 — Destruction of stocks
            • E2.1.1.5.2 — Extraterritoriality, jurisdiction and control
            • E2.1.1.5.3 — Pause, and security stocks
            • E2.1.1.5.4 — Generic vs specific
            • E2.1.1.5.5 — Thresholds
            • E2.1.1.5.6 — Confidentiality
            • E2.1.1.5.7 — Updating and amendment
            • E2.1.1.5.8 — Dual-purpose facilities
            • E2.1.1.5.9 — Implementation costs
          • E2.1.1.6 — Enforcement

     

  • FSPECIAL TOPICS
    • F6 — Elimination of CBW-weapons capability
      • F6.1 — Demil/detox of CW munition/agents [incl FUDS, abandoned stocks, war remnants]
        • F6.1.2 — Other countries
          • F6.1.2(United Kingdom)
    • F9 — The chemical industry
    • F15 — Disabling chemicals
      • F15.5 – UK state papers
    • F16 — Criminalization of CBW
      • F16.3 — National aspects
        • F16.3(United Kingdom)
  • HDOCUMENTARY SOURCES
    • H5 — Other governmental papers [incl FoIA papers]
      • H5.2 — British organs
        • H5.2.1 — Parliament
          • H5.2.1.1 — Hansard
          • H5.2.1.2 — Committee reports
          • H5.2.1.3 — House of Commons Library
          • H5.2.1.4 — Govt reports to Parliament [inc original responses to PQs]
          • H5.2.1.5 — National Audit Office
          • H5.2.1.6 — Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
          • H5.2.1.7 — Bills, etc
        • H5.2.2 Administration
          • H5.2.2.0 – Cabinet Office
          • H5.2.2.1 – Ministry of Defence
            • H5.2.2.1.1 – Porton
            • H5.2.2.1.2 – Defence NBC School
            • H5.2.2.1.3 – Sutton Oak and Nancekuke
            • H5.2.2.1.4 – JACIG
            • H5.2.2.1.5 – Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)
            • H5.2.2.1.6 – JDCC
            • H5.2.2.1.7 – DRIC
            • H5.2.2.1.8 – DSTL
          • H5.2.2.2 – BIOS
          • H5.2.2.3 – Foreign & Commonwealth Office
            • H5.2.2.3.1 – SIS
          • H5.2.2.4 – Home Office
            • H5.2.2.4.1 – Security Service (MI5)
          • H5.2.2.5 – Department of Trade & Industry / Dept. for BERR
          • H5.2.2.6 – CWC National Authority
          • H5.2.2.7 – CAMR
          • H5.2.2.8 – Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
          • H5.2.2.9 – Department of Health
          • H5.2.2.10 – Health Protection Agency
          • H5.2.2.11 – DEFRA
        • H5.2.3 Judiciary
          • H5.2.3.1 – Scott Inquiry
          • H5.2.3.2 – Hutton Inquiry
          • H5.2.3.3 – Maddison inquest, 2004
        • H5.2.4 Private UK organs
          • H5.2.4.1 – The Royal Society

 

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