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ANNEX ON IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION
("VERIFICATION ANNEX")

PART I:
DEFINITIONS
PART II:
GENERAL RULES OF VERIFICATION
  1. DESIGNATION OF INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION ASSISTANTS
  1. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES
  1. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS

      Points of entry

      Arrangements for use of non-scheduled aircraft

      Administrative arrangements

      Approved equipment

  1. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

      Notification

      Entry into the territory of the inspected State Party or Host State and Transfer to the inspection site

      Pre-inspection briefing

  1. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS

      General rules

      Safety

      Communications

      Inspection team and inspected State Party rights

      Collection, handling and analysis of samples

      Extension of inspection duration

      Debriefing

  1. DEPARTURE
  1. REPORTS
  1. APPLICATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART III:
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR VERIFICATION MEASURES PURSUANT TO ARTICLES IV, V and VI, PARAGRAPH 3
  1. INITIAL INSPECTIONS AND FACILITY AGREEMENTS
  1. STANDING ARRANGEMENTS
  1. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
PART IV A:
DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ITS VERIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IV
  1. DECLARATIONS

      Chemical Weapons

      Declarations of chemical weapons pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (a) (iii)

      Declarations of past transfers and receipts

      Submission of the general plan for destruction of chemical weapons

  1. MEASURES TO SECURE THE STORAGE FACILITY AND STORAGE FACILITY PREPARATION
  1. DESTRUCTION

      Principles and methods for destruction of chemical weapons

      Order of destruction

      Modification of intermediate destruction deadlines

      Extension of the deadline for completion of destruction

      Detailed annual plans for destruction

      Annual reports on destruction

  1. VERIFICATION

      Verification of declarations of chemical weapons through on-site inspection

      Systematic verification of storage facilities

      Inspection and visits

      Systematic verification of the destruction of chemical weapons

      Chemical weapons storage facilities at chemical weapons destruction facilities

      Systematic on-site verification measures at chemical weapons destruction facilities

PART IV B:
OLD CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ABANDONED CHEMICAL WEAPONS
  1. GENERAL
  1. REGIME FOR OLD CHEMICAL WEAPONS
  1. REGIME FOR ABANDONED CHEMICAL WEAPONS
PART V:
DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND ITS VERIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V
  1. DECLARATIONS

      Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities

      Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1(c) (iii)

      Declarations of past transfers and receipts

      Submission of general plans for destruction

      Submission of annual plans for destruction and annual reports on destruction

  1. DESTRUCTION

      General principles for destruction of chemical weapons production facilities

      Principles and methods for closure of a chemical weapons production facility

      Technical maintenance of chemical weapons production facilities prior to their destruction

      Principles and methods for temporary conversion of chemical weapons production facilities into chemical weapons destruction facilities

      Principles and methods related to destruction of a chemical weapons production facility

      Order of destruction

      Detailed plans for destruction

      Review of detailed plans

  1. VERIFICATION

      Verification of declarations of chemical weapons production facilities through on-site inspection

      Systematic verification of chemical weapons production facilities and cessation of their activities

      Verification of destruction of chemical weapons production facilities

      Verification of temporary conversion of a chemical weapons production facility into a chemical weapons destruction facility

  1. CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO PURPOSES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION

      Procedures for requesting conversion

      Actions pending a decision

      Conditions for conversion

      Decision by the Executive Council and the Conference

      Detailed plans for conversion

      Review of detailed plans

PART VI:
ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE VI:

REGIME FOR SCHEDULE 1 CHEMICALS AND FACILITIES RELATED TO SUCH CHEMICALS

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  1. TRANSFERS
  1. PRODUCTION

      General principles for production

      Single small-scale facility

      Other facilities

  1. DECLARATIONS

      Single small-scale facility

      Other facilities referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11

  1. VERIFICATION

      Single small-scale facility

      Other facilities referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11

PART VII:
ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE VI:

REGIME FOR SCHEDULE 2 CHEMICALS AND FACILITIES RELATED TO SUCH CHEMICALS
  1. DECLARATIONS

      Declarations of aggregate national data

      Declarations of plant sites producing, processing or consuming Schedule 2 Chemicals

      Declarations on past production of Schedule 2 chemicals for chemical weapons purposes

      Information to States Parties

  1. VERIFICATION

      General

      Inspection aims

      Initial inspections

      Inspections

      Inspection procedures

      Notification of inspection

  1. TRANSFERS TO STATES NOT PARTY TO THIS CONVENTION
PART VIII:
ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE THIS ARTICLE VI:

REGIME FOR SCHEDULE 3 CHEMICALS AND FACILITIES RELATED TO SUCH CHEMICALS

  1. DECLARATIONS

      Declarations of aggregate national data

      Declarations of plant sites producing Schedule 3 chemicals

      Declarations on past production of Schedule 3 chemicals for chemical weapons purposes

      Information to States Parties

  1. VERIFICATION

      General

      Inspection aims

      Inspection procedures

      Notification of inspection

  1. TRANSFERS TO STATES NOT PARTY TO THIS CONVENTION
PART IX:
ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE VI:

REGIME FOR OTHER CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES
  1. DECLARATIONS

      List of other chemical production facilities

      Assistance by the Technical Secretariat

      Information to States Parties

  1. VERIFICATION

      General

      Inspection aims

      Inspection procedures

      Notification of inspection

  1. IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW OF SECTION B

      Implementation

      Review

PART X:
CHALLENGE INSPECTIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX
  1. DESIGNATION AND SELECTION OF INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION ASSISTANTS
  1. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

      Notification

      Entry into the territory of the inspected State Party or the Host State

      Alternative determination of final perimeter

      Verification of location

      Securing the site, exit monitoring

      Pre-inspection briefing and inspection plan

      Perimeter activities

  1. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS

      General rules

      Managed access

      Observer

      Duration of inspection

  1. POST-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

      Departure

      Reports

PART XI:
INVESTIGATION IN CASES OF ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
  1. GENERAL
  1. PRE-INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

      Request for an investigation

      Notification

      Assignment of inspection team

      Dispatch of inspection team

      Briefings

  1. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS

      Access

      Sampling

      Extension of inspection site

      Extension of inspection duration

      Interviews

  1. REPORTS

      Procedures

      Contents

  1. STATES NOT PARTY TO THIS CONVENTION