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SECTION 10
In this Section:
Topics / page Legislation/ 279 OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kits/ 279 Administrative Rules - Regulations/ 279 Documents/ 280 Swiss Declaration Database/ 280 Web Sites/ 280 Points of Contact/ 281
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LEGISLATION Examples of National Legislation
• Romania Legislation – Act to Implement the Provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (pdf)
– Information on the Legislative and Administrative Measures Taken to Implement the CWC in Romania (pdf) www.ancex.ro www.export-control.ro
• New Zealand Legislation (pdf) • Greece Legislation (pdf) • U.S. Legislation
• Canadian Legislation (bilingual E/F)
OPCW NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION KITS • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (Arabic) (pdf) • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (Chinese) (pdf) • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (English) (pdf) • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (French) (pdf) • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (Russian) (pdf) • OPCW National Implementation Legislation Kit (Spanish) (pdf)
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - REGULATIONS Once a State Party has national legislation in place that implements its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the next step is to prepare and issue administrative rules, regulations, or guidance for industry to use in complying with the CWC. There are many different approaches a State Party may take in developing and issuing administrative rules or regulations. The rules or regulations should be similar those used by the State Party to implement other domestic or international programs. See below for examples of documents issued by States
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Parties to assist industry in complying with the CWC.
Note: The Technical Secretariat’s Office of the Legal Advisor is available to assist States Parties in developing rules, regulations, or guidance for industry.
Examples of Administrative Rules -Regulations • Canada • Poland • United Kingdom and Northern Ireland • United States
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DOCUMENTS Documents that provide additional information on the Chemical Weapons Convention: – 2002 OPCW Declaration Handbook (pdf) – 2002 OPCW Handbook on Chemicals (pdf)
SWISS DECLARATION DATABASE Software that assists in the preparation of CWC declarations.
Swiss Declaration Database
The Swiss Declaration Data Base (SDDB, version 2.0) is a software application that can be used for completing declaration forms and can also be used in the daily business of a National Authority (e.g., data collection, queries related to Article VI).
The SDDB software is located on the IAP CD in the Laborspiez_ sddb directory. Copy the contents of that directory to your hard disk, read the introduction letter, establish the links as described in this letter and run SDDB_function_version_2_0.mdb.
In case of futher information please contact:
SPIEZ LABORATORY Arms Control Dr. Erik Jandrasits CH-3700 Spiez
Tel. ++41 33 228 17 83 Fax. ++41 33 228 14 02 e-mail: [email protected]
WEBSITES A listing of websites relative to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
IAP Website – http://iap.cwc.gov OPCW Website – http://www.opcw.org Australian National Authority – http://www.dfat.gov.au/cwco Romania Website – http://www.ancex.ro United States Website – http://www.cwc.gov
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POINTS OF CONTACT Contact information regarding the Technical Secretariat that may provide additional information.
Network of Legal Experts Article VII Assistance TS Contacts: TS Contacts: OPCW office of the Legal Advisor International Cooperation Tel: +31 70 416 3779 Tel: +31 70 416 3218 Fax: +31 70 416 3814 Fax: +31 70 416 3279 [email protected] [email protected]
Implementation Support Tel: +31 70 416 3376 Fax: +31 70 306 3535 [email protected]
Office of the Legal Advisor Tel: +31 70 416 3779 Fax: +31 70 416 3814 [email protected]
