News related to National Authorities
Workshop on Matters Related to Other Chemical Production Facilities (OCPFs)
08 December 2009On the second day of the workshop participants visited two OCPF sites – namely, Shell Nederland Chemie in Rotterdam and Chemtura in Amsterdam - as well as the OPCW laboratory in Rijswijk
11th Annual Meeting of OPCW National Authorities
04 December 2009OPCW Director-General: "The CWC is now a well recognised legal and moral norm whose violation under any circumstances will not be tolerated by the international community"
OPCW Director-General Visits Morocco for 7th Regional Meeting of CWC National Authorities in Africa
30 October 200996% of African States Parties now have National Authorities, 22% have implementing legislation covering all key areas of the CWC, and 48% have partial legislation
Seventh Regional Meeting of CWC National Authorities in Asia Concludes in Viet Nam
29 October 200997% of States Parties in the Asia region have now established National Authorities
Lebanon Designates OPCW National Authority
16 October 2009Lebanon has designated a focal point within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assume the functions of CWC National Authority.