WHEREAS ...................(State Party)................. desires to be represented at the Eighth Session of the Conference of the State Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), to be held in The Hague, the Netherlands from 20 to 24 October 2003,

NOW THEREFORE we ......................(name and title)..................... have appointed and by these presents do confirm as representative of ......................(State Party)...................... to the Eighth Session of the Conference of the State Parties of the OPCW:

(His)(Her) Excellency
.......................(name).......................
......................(title)......................

The representative has full powers to act and take decisions on behalf of the Government of ............(State Party)...........

IN FAITH WHEREOF we have signed these presents at ...................................on ......................................

Signature ....................................................
(title)

(Head of State or Head of Government or Minister of Foreign Affairs or any other authority acting on their behalf)