Chemical Weapons Convention

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arms control treaty disarmament treaty international treaty

The Chemical Weapons Convention is an international treaty that outlaws the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and establishes a verification regime to ensure their destruction.

Aliases (3)

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction ×5
Chemical Weapons Convention (non-nuclear WMD context) ×1
Verification Annex of the Chemical Weapons Convention ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms control treaty → disarmament treaty → international treaty →
aimsTo	eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction →
allows	toxic chemicals for purposes not prohibited under the Convention →
annex	Annex on Chemicals → Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information → Verification Annex →
annexesCount	3 annexes →
articleCount	24 articles →
category	weapons of mass destruction regulation →
concludedIn	Geneva →
defines	chemical weapons → precursor → toxic chemical →
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations →
enteredIntoForceOn	1997-04-29 →
establishes	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons → challenge inspection mechanism → declaration obligations for States Parties → on-site inspections of declared facilities → verification regime for chemical weapons disarmament →
fullName	Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction →
hasVerificationBody	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →
headquartersCountry	Netherlands →
headquartersLocation	The Hague →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
negotiatedIn	Conference on Disarmament →
openedForSignatureOn	1993-01-13 →
placeSigned	Paris →
prohibits	acquisition of chemical weapons → development of chemical weapons → production of chemical weapons → retention of chemical weapons → stockpiling of chemical weapons → transfer of chemical weapons → use of chemical weapons →
providesFor	assistance and protection against chemical weapons → international cooperation in the field of peaceful chemistry →
relatedTo	Geneva Protocol →
requires	destruction of chemical weapons production facilities → destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles →
scope	military use of toxic chemicals and their precursors →
shortName	CWC →
subject	chemical weapons disarmament →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Conference of the States Parties → Executive Council of the OPCW → Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons → Technical Secretariat of the OPCW →	legalBasis
Annex on Chemicals → Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information → Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention → Verification Annex →	partOf
Annex on Chemicals ("Verification Annex of the Chemical Weapons Convention") → Biological Weapons Convention → Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 → Geneva Protocol →	relatedTo
Conference of the States Parties → Conference of the States Parties → TS →	establishedBy
Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives → U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity →	compliesWith
CWC → Chemical Weapons Convention ("Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction") →	fullName
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 → U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program →	implements
Conference on Disarmament ("Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction") → Conference on Disarmament →	negotiatedInstrument
Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information →	adoptedWith
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	adoptedWithTreaty
Technical Secretariat of the OPCW →	appliesTreaty
OPCW Headquarters →	associatedWithTreaty
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 ("Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction") →	basedOn
Pueblo Chemical Depot →	complianceFramework
Bond v. United States →	concernsInternationalAgreement
Verification Annex →	enteredIntoForceWith
TS →	follows
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →	foundedBy
Conference of the States Parties →	governsImplementationOf
Geneva Protocol →	inspired
Verification Annex ("Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction") →	isAnnexTo
Executive Council of the OPCW →	jurisdiction
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ("Chemical Weapons Convention (non-nuclear WMD context)") →	legalFramework
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention ("Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction") →	locatedInInstrument
Conference of the States Parties →	mainDecisionMakingBodyOf
Conference of the States Parties →	overseesImplementationOf
Conference of the States Parties →	parentTreaty
VX →	regulatedBy
PCD →	subjectTo