OPCW Conference of the States Parties
First Session C-I/DEC.9
Agenda item 30 14 May 1997
  Original: ENGLISH


DECISION

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN PART IV (A), PARAGRAPHS 30 TO 32 OF THE VERIFICATION ANNEX, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 34 OF THAT PART

(PARIS RESOLUTION, SUBPARAGRAPH 12(K))

The Conference

Recalling that the Commission in its PC-VI/22, subparagraph 6.8 (e), adopted the guidelines for the provision of the detailed facility information required in accordance with Part IV(A), paragraph 31, contained in Appendix 2 of the Chairman's Paper annexed to PC-VI/B/WP.14,

Recalling that the Commission in its PC-VI/22, subparagraph 6.8 (f), adopted the deadlines for the above detailed facility information in respect to Category 2 and 3 chemical weapons, as elaborated in Charts 1 and 2 of the Chairman's Paper and the further recommendation on this issue contained in paragraph 18 of the Chairman's Paper annexed to PC-VI/B/WP.14,

Bearing in mind that the Commission recommended in paragraph 41.1 of its Final Report that the Conference adopt the above mentioned guidelines and deadlines,

Hereby:

1. Adopts the guidelines for the provision of the detailed facility information required in accordance with Part IV(A), paragraph 31, of the Verification Annex and the deadlines for the above detailed facility information in respect to Category 2 and 3 chemical weapons, annexed hereto.

Annex

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Annex

The deadlines are contained in Chart 2. A summary of the situation with respect to all possible situations and all categories of chemical weapons is given in Chart 1. Chart 2 for Category 2 and 3 chemical weapons should be used for all three categories of chemical weapons - Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3.

Chart 1 - Deadlines for the Submission of Detailed Facility Information

 
Facility Operational Category 1  Category 2 or 3 
At EIF/SP EIF/SP + 30   EIF/SP + 30
< 360 days after EIF/SP EIF/SP + 30 EIF/SP + 30 
> 360 days after EIF/SP  BOD minus 360 Not Applicable
 

Chart 2 - Deadlines for the Submission of Detailed Information and for Activities Prior to the Beginning of Systematic On-site Verification for Category 2 and 3 Chemical Weapons Destruction Facilities Operational at EIF or Beginning Operation no later than One Year after EIF for the State Party

Activity                  Milestones Operational at:       Basis or CWC           
                          or before  EIF/SP2               Reference              
                          (EIF/SP +360)                                           
Provide detailed          EIF/SP +303     EIF/SP + 30      Based on Article       
facility information                                       III,1(a)(v)            
to the Technical                                                                  
Secretariat (TS)                                                                  
Initial/Final                                                                     
submission by State                                                               
Party                                                                             
 Initial visit to the      EIF/SP+ 40     the later of                            
destruction facility by                   BOD minus 110                           
TS                                        EIF/SP+ 40                              
Complete transitional      EIF/SP + 60    the later of      Part IV(A), 51        
verification arrangement                  BOD minus 90                            
                                          EIF/SP + 60                             
Begin transitional         EIF/SP + 90    the later of      Based on Part III,    
on-site presence to                       BOD minus 60      1&2                   
verify destruction by TS                  EIF/SP + 90                             
Draft inspection plan     no later than   no later than     Based on Part         
submitted by the TS       EIF/SP + 120    EIF/SP + 120      IV(A), 54 & 56        
Complete routine          EIF/SP + 210    EIF/SP + 210      Part III,6            
inspection plan (TS)                                                              
and facility agreement                                                            
(TS and State Party)                                                              
Change to systematic       EIF + 390       EIF + 390        Part IV(A), 51        
on-site verification of                                                           
destruction by TS                                                                 

Detailed Facility Information for a Destruction Facility

Requirement     Para    Information Requested    Information Recommended for         
No.             No.                              Submission                          
1               31(a)   Name, address, and       1. Name 2. Mailing address          
                        location                 3.Geographic co-ordinates to the    
                                                 nearest second for the centre of    
                                                 the structure housing the           
                                                 destruction process                 
2               31(b)   Detailed, annotated      Annotated plan of facility          
                        facility drawings        showing boundaries, location of     
                                                 buildings and major items of        
                                                 equipment/plant                     
3               31(c)   Facility design          Design drawings showing             
                        drawings, process        sufficient detail to enable the     
                        drawings and piping      Secretariat to make a proper        
                        and instrumentation      assessment of the destruction       
                        design drawings          process                             
4               31(d)   Detailed technical       Design drawings and instrument      
                        descriptions for the     specifications for the major        
                        equipment required for   items of equipment used in the      
                        the destruction process  draining, chemical destruction      
                                                 and munition destruction            
                                                 processes. The detail should be     
                                                 sufficient to enable the            
                                                 Secretariat to make a proper        
                                                 assessment of the destruction       
                                                 process                             
5               31(e)   Detailed technical       To include flow diagrams, showing   
                        description of the       flow rates of the principal         
                        destruction process      materials, pressures and            
                                                 temperatures throughout the         
                                                 system and details of the           
                                                 destruction efficiency              
6               31(f)   Design capacity of       Number or quantity of chemical      
                        facility for each        weapons which can be processed      
                        specific type of         per hour/day                        
                        chemical weapon                                              
7               31(g)   Detailed description     For each product chemical name,     
                        of the products of       structural formula, Chemical        
                        destruction and the      Abstract Service (CAS) No.,         
                        method of their          fraction (%) of total waste         
                        ultimate disposal        stream and details of proposed      
                                                 final disposal method               
8               31(h)   Detailed technical       E.g. location of sampling points,   
                        description of methods   instrumentation, surveillance       
                        adopted to facilitate    cameras, etc.                       
                        inspections                                                  
Requirement     Para    Information Requested    Information Recommended for         
No.             No.                              Submission                          
9               31(i)   Detailed description     Plan showing exact location         
                        of any temporary         within the facility. Details of     
                        holding area at the      function, capacity,  storage        
                        facility                 methods, specialised features,      
                                                 e.g. ventilation, monitoring, etc.  
10              31(j)   Detailed description     Provide copies of the relevant      
                        of the safety and        parts of the facility's health      
                        medical measures in      and safety regulations and          
                        force at the facility    procedures                          
11              31(k)   Detailed description     Provide annotated floor plan        
                        of the living quarters   showing size and functions of       
                        and working premises     rooms. Provide brief description    
                        for the inspectors       of facilities and services          
                                                 available                           
12              31(l)   Suggested measures for   Provide details of any site plans   
                        international            or provisions aimed at enabling     
                        verification             the facility readily to             
                                                 demonstrate compliance with the     
                                                 Convention                          
13              32      Plant operating          Plant operating manuals, safety     
                        manuals, safety and      and medical plans, laboratory       
                        medical plans,           operations, quality assurance and   
                        laboratory operations,   control manuals and environmental   
                        quality assurance and    permits                             
                        control manuals and                                          
                        environmental permits                                        

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