Official documents of the OPCW

Since 1993, the OPCW Preparatory Commission and the OPCW have released hundreds of important documents of relevance to anyone with an interest in the CWC and the work of the OPCW to implement this landmark international treaty. These documents are divided into those from

• The Conference of the States Parties, or "C-Series";
• The Technical Secretariat, or "S-Series"; and
• The Preparatory Commission, or "PC-Series".

The Director-General speaks on numerous official occasions throughout the year. Key figures and world leaders often make statements with relevance to the CWC regime.

• A selection of speeches and statements by the Director-General
• A selection of speeches and statements by visiting dignataries to the OPCW

Explanatory notes on OPCW official documents A "C-Series" document refers to the documentation produced and issued during the Organisation's Conference of States Parties and respectivelly are label suffix designation "C" followed by a dash and a number that will indicate the event. Therefore, a document such as C-8/XXX.Y refers to a document produced during the eighth session of the Conference of States Parties. The remaining of the name refers to the nature of the document. The example shows a "DEC" type of document related to the decisions taken during the Conference.

Analogously, the same naming structure is attributted to the other series of documents:

• RC for the documentation produced and issued durring the Review Conference;
• S for the documentation produced and issued by Technical Secretariat;
• PC and PREPCOM for the documentation produced and issued by the Preparatory Commission. Initially the Preparatory Commission documents were named "PREPCOM" from series one and two (PREPCOM1 and PREPCOM2). From series three onwards the suffix has been revised to "PC".

Respectivelly:

Review Conference

Technical Secretariat

Preparatory Commission 1 and 2

Preparatory Commission 3 and onwards

The Notes, Speeches and Statements by the Director General section is an ensemble of documents issued by the Office of the Director General (ODG) that delivers relavant information on the Organisation's programmes.

The Speeches and Statements by Visiting Dignataries to the OPCW section is a selection of documents issued by the delegations of countries visiting the OPCW.

The OPCW Press Releases section is a listing of all press releases issued by the Organisation since its entry into force in 1997.

The Chemical Weapons Convention is an instrument that took almost 20 years to be developed. Historically, several other documents have been prepared to address the issues of chemical weapons. These documents are located in the Relevant Conventions section.

The UN General Assembly Resolution 58/52 is the document that establishes the relationship agreement between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.