DECLARATION HANDBOOK 2000

FOR THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

OPCW

November 2000

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FOREWORD

CONTENTS

Section A General Introduction

                        Annex A: Forms for General Reference Data and Primary Identification.

Section B Industrial Activities (ref.: Parts VII, VIII and IX of the Verification Annex)

                        Annex A: Data Formats and Technical Guidelines

                        Annex B: Index of Forms and Flowcharts

                        Annex C: Industrial Forms ( Other forms, Schedule 2 forms, Schedule 3 forms)

Section C Activities under Part VI of the Verification Annex

                        Annex A: Data formats and technical guidelines for completing the Declaration Forms

                        Annex B: Index of the Declaration Forms and Flowcharts

                        Annex C: Schedule 1 Declarations Forms

Section D Chemical Weapons

                        Annex A: Instructions and guidelines for completing the declarations forms

                        Annex B: A quick guide trough the forms

                         Forms

Section E Old Chemical Weapons Produced before 1925

Section F Old Chemical Weapons Produced between 1925 - 1946

Section G Abandoned Chemical Weapons

Section H Chemical Weapons Destruction Facilities

                        Annex A: Instructions in regard to data formats and technical guidelines for completing the declaration forms

                        Annex B: Declarations for chemical weapons destruction facilities related to such chemicals

Section I Chemical Weapons Production Facilities

                       Annex A: A Practical Approach to Determining Specialised Equipment

                       Annex B: Instructions Regarding Data Formats and Technical Guidelines for Completing the Declaration Forms

                       Annex C: Declaration Forms for Chemical Weapons Production Facilities

                       Forms

                       Explanation to changes done in Section I of the Declaration Handbook

Section J Other Chemical Weapons Related Facilities

Section K Riot Control Agents

Appendices: Codes and Code Descriptions

Appendix 1 Country Codes

Appendix 2 Handbook on Chemicals

Appendix 3 Main Activity Codes

Appendix 4 Product Group Codes

Appendix 5 Production Purpose Codes for a Schedule 3 Chemical Chemical Production Facility

Appendix 6 Codes of Schedule 3 Chemical Production Ranges

Appendix 7 Codes of Production Ranges for Plant Sites that Produce Unscheduled Discrete Organic Chemicals

Appendix 8 Codes for Purpose of Production, Consumption and Transfer of Schedule 1 Chemicals

Appendix 9 Common Transmission File Structure