Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention

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Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention is the treaty provision that mandates periodic review conferences to assess the operation and effectiveness of the Convention and to consider any relevant scientific, technological, or political developments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty provision
adoptedWith Biological Weapons Convention text of 1972 NERFINISHED
aimsTo enhance confidence in compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention
maintain relevance of the Biological Weapons Convention over time
appliesTo States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED
bindingOn all States that are Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
category article of an international treaty
concerns effectiveness of the Biological Weapons Convention
implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
operation of the Biological Weapons Convention
dateAdopted 1972
enteredIntoForceWith Biological Weapons Convention entry into force in 1975
establishes periodic review mechanism for the Biological Weapons Convention
field international humanitarian law
international security
non-proliferation
governs frequency of review conferences
governsProcess multilateral review of the Biological Weapons Convention
implementedThrough Review Conferences of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED
involves United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs as secretariat support
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus legally binding on States Parties
locatedInDocument Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction NERFINISHED
mandates review conferences of States Parties
negotiatedIn Conference of the Committee on Disarmament NERFINISHED
objective to adapt the Biological Weapons Convention to new scientific and technological developments
to provide a forum for States Parties to assess compliance issues
to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention regime
partOf Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED
providesFor consideration of any new political developments relevant to the Convention
consideration of any new scientific and technological developments relevant to the Convention
periodic assessment of the Convention’s implementation
purpose to consider relevant political developments affecting the Convention
to consider relevant scientific and technological developments
to ensure the purposes of the Biological Weapons Convention are being realized
to review the operation of the Biological Weapons Convention
relatedTo Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED
Article XI of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED
requiresParticipationOf States Parties
subjectMatter arms control
biological weapons disarmament
multilateral verification and review
typeOfProvision institutional provision

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BWC Review Conferences basedOn Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention
Article XII alsoKnownAs Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention
subject surface form: Article XII (Biological Weapons Convention)
this entity surface form: Article 12 of the Biological Weapons Convention