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2. Article XXI, paragraph 2, of the Convention (the Convention enters into force on the 30th day following the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in his capacity as Depositary). |
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1. The text of the Convention on the Prohibition of
the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons
and on Their Destruction was adopted in Geneva on 3 September 1992
by the Conference on Disarmament, which transmitted it to the United
Nations General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session. The General Assembly
commended the Convention and requested the United Nations Secretary-General,
as Depositary, to open it for signature in Paris on 13 January 1993.
The Convention was open for signature in Paris from 2. For States which ratify or accede to the Convention after 29 April 1997, the Convention enters into force for that State on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations as Depositary. 3. This document contains information concerning the
dates of signature, ratification and accession received by the Depositary
and notified to the Secretariat of the OPCW 4. The information is presented in two tables: the first, listing all parties to the Convention in alphabetical order; and the second, listing signatory States which have not yet ratified the Convention. |
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3. Report of the Conference on Disarmament, Official Records of the General Assembly, 47th Session, Supplement no. 27 (A/47/27), paragraphs 73 -74. 4. A/RES/47/39 of 16 December 1992. |
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Table 1 PARTIES TO THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION as of 14 March 2001
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