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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative body
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operational body → technical secretariat → |
| appliesTreaty |
Chemical Weapons Convention
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| cooperatesWith |
International Committee of the Red Cross
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United Nations → World Health Organization → |
| employs |
administrative staff
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chemical weapons inspectors → international civil servants → technical experts → |
| fieldOfWork |
chemical weapons disarmament
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international security → verification of international treaties → |
| governedBy |
Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW
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| hasAbbreviation |
TS
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| hasMandateFrom |
States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
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| hasOfficialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| headedBy |
Director‑General of the OPCW
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| headquartersCountry |
Netherlands
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| headquartersLocation |
The Hague
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| legalBasis |
Chemical Weapons Convention
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Time
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| parentOrganization |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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| partOf |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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| reportsTo |
Executive Council of the OPCW
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| responsibleFor |
conducting inspections of chemical facilities
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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
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disarmament → non‑proliferation → |
| shortName |
OPCW Technical Secretariat
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| usesInstrument |
declarations submitted by States Parties
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monitoring and verification technologies → on‑site inspections → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Conference of the States Parties
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons → |
hasOrgan |
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Conference of the States Parties
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hasAuthorityOver |
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TS
("Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons")
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hasFullName |
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Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information
("Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons")
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implementedBy |
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Annex on Chemicals
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monitoredBy |
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Executive Council of the OPCW
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oversees |
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Technical Secretariat of the OPCW
("OPCW Technical Secretariat")
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shortName |
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OPCW Headquarters
("OPCW Technical Secretariat staff")
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usedBy |