Conference of the States Parties

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decision-making body governing body plenary organ of an international organization principal organ

The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Aliases (1)

Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW ×5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body → governing body → plenary organ of an international organization → principal organ →
aimsTo	achieve a world free of chemical weapons →
composedOf	all States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention →
convenedBy	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →
decisionMakingMode	consensus where possible → voting when consensus cannot be reached →
establishedBy	Chemical Weapons Convention →
governsImplementationOf	Chemical Weapons Convention →
hasAuthorityOver	Executive Council of the OPCW → Technical Secretariat of the OPCW →
hasFunction	adopt financial regulations for the OPCW → adopt rules of procedure for its meetings → adopt the budget of the OPCW → adopt the scale of assessments for States Parties → appoint the Director-General of the OPCW → consider and approve agreements and arrangements related to the Chemical Weapons Convention → consider and approve amendments to the Chemical Weapons Convention → elect members of the Executive Council of the OPCW → establish subsidiary organs as needed → oversee activities of the Executive Council of the OPCW → oversee activities of the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW → promote the effective implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention → review compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention → take measures to ensure compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention →
hasMemberType	State Party →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalBasis	Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →
locatedIn	Netherlands → The Hague →
mayHold	special sessions →
meetsAt	The Hague →
meetsFrequency	annually →
oversees	implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention →
partOf	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →
relatedTo	disarmament → non-proliferation of chemical weapons →
reportsTo	States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention →
sector	arms control → international security → multilateral diplomacy →
shortName	CSP →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Executive Council of the OPCW ("Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW") → TS →	reportsTo
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	definesCompositionOf
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	definesPowersOf
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	definesProceduresOf
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	designatesAsPrincipalOrgan
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	establishes
Technical Secretariat of the OPCW ("Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW") →	governedBy
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention →	governs
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →	hasOrgan
Executive Council of the OPCW ("Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW") →	parentOrganization
Article VIII of the Chemical Weapons Convention ("Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW") →	principalOrganCreated
Conference of the States Parties →	shortName
CSP →	standsFor
TS ("Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW") →	supports