Preparatory Commission for the                                                 PC-IX/INF.1

Organisation for the Prohibition                                                 17 November 1994

of Chemical Weapons                                                                       ENGLISH only

Ninth Session

(5 - 9 December 1994)

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF WORK

Monday, 5 December 1994

    

10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

  

Plenary (Opening of Session.  Report of the Chairman of the Commission and  Report of the Executive Secretary)

3.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

  

Plenary (Consideration of the Reports of the Chairman of the Commission and the Executive Secretary)

Tuesday, 6 December 1994

    

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  

Working Group A

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

  

Working Group B

Wednesday,7 December 1994

    

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  

Committee on Relations with the Host Country

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

  

Committee on Relations with the Host Country, followed by Working Groups A and B (Consideration and adoption of the Reports)

Thursday, 8 December 1994

9.30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  

Credentials Committee (Consideration and adoption of the Report)

Consideration and adoption of the Reports by Working Groups A and B; informal Plenary consultations
     

Thursday, 8 December 1994

(contd)

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Friday,9 December 1994

  

Plenary (Consideration and adoption of the Reports of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country and of Working Groups A and B.  Completion of outstanding agenda items. Consideration of the Report of the Commission)

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

  

Plenary (consideration and adoption of the Report of the Commission)

(Reserved for consideration and adoption of the Report, if necessary)

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The meetings will take place in the Carel Willink Hall, the Netherlands Congress Centre (10 Churchillplein, The Hague).  The venue for the Credentials Committee will be advised later.

The following conference rooms will be available for regional groups' meetings from 8.30 a.m. on Monday, 5 December* :

African Group                         -           Maris Hall 2

Asian Group                            -           Frans Hals Hall

Eastern European Group         -           Mesdag Hall 2

Latin American Group            -           Maris Hall 1

WEOG                                    -           Mesdag Hall 1

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* Delegations are requested to notify Conference Services (070-354 7010) of the precise times for regional groups' meetings for inclusion in the daily Journal.