Technical Secretariat of the OPCW

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The Technical Secretariat of the OPCW is the professional administrative and operational body that conducts inspections, verification, and day-to-day implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention under the authority of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative body
operational body
technical secretariat
appliesTreaty Chemical Weapons Convention
cooperatesWith International Committee of the Red Cross
United Nations
World Health Organization
employs administrative staff
chemical weapons inspectors
international civil servants
technical experts
fieldOfWork chemical weapons disarmament
international security
verification of international treaties
governedBy Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW
hasAbbreviation TS
hasMandateFrom States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
headedBy Director‑General of the OPCW
headquartersCountry Netherlands
headquartersLocation The Hague
legalBasis Chemical Weapons Convention
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
parentOrganization Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
partOf Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
reportsTo Executive Council of the OPCW
responsibleFor conducting inspections of chemical facilities
data collection on chemical industry activities under the Convention
day‑to‑day implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
maintaining OPCW verification regime
monitoring non‑proliferation of chemical weapons
overseeing destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles
technical assistance to States Parties
verification of compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention
sector arms control
disarmament
non‑proliferation
shortName OPCW Technical Secretariat
usesInstrument declarations submitted by States Parties
monitoring and verification technologies
on‑site inspections

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Conference of the States Parties
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
hasOrgan
Conference of the States Parties
hasAuthorityOver
TS ("Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons")
hasFullName
Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information ("Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons")
implementedBy
Annex on Chemicals
monitoredBy
Executive Council of the OPCW
oversees
Technical Secretariat of the OPCW ("OPCW Technical Secretariat")
shortName
OPCW Headquarters ("OPCW Technical Secretariat staff")
usedBy

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