Overview and model facility agreements

During an initial inspection at a facility or plant site, one of the tasks of an OPCW inspection team is to begin work on a facility agreement, which will govern all future inspections at that facility or plant site. Such agreements are required for all chemical weapons-related facilities, facilities producing Schedule 1 chemicals, and Schedule 2 plant sites. With respect to the last category, however, the Secretariat and the inspected State Party can agree that an agreement is not necessary for a particular site. For plant sites producing Schedule 3 chemicals or unscheduled discrete organic chemicals, a facility agreement is not normally needed, although the inspected State Party may request one. Facility agreements are negotiated between the Secretariat and the inspected State Party on the basis of models approved by the Conference of the States Parties, and are then submitted to the Executive Council for its approval.

	Title	Date
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES Corrigendum	22/06/2000
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES	19/05/2000
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES	29/06/1999
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITIES	29/06/1999
	CERTAIN ISSUES RELATING TO THE DRAFT MODELS FOR FACILITY AGREEMENTS FOR SCHEDULE 1 FACILITIES AND SCHEDULE 2 PLANT SITES SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL Corrigendum	06/01/1999
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR SCHEDULE 1 FACILITIES	20/11/1998
	MODEL FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR SCHEDULE 2 PLANT SITES	20/11/1998
	CERTAIN ISSUES RELATING TO THE DRAFT MODELS FOR FACILITY AGREEMENTS FOR SCHEDULE 1 FACILITIES AND SCHEDULE 2 PLANT SITES SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL	19/11/1998