Fact sheets: Table of contents

The Chemical Weapons Convention and the OPCW - How They Came About

The Chemical Weapons Convention - A Synopsis of the Text

The Structure of the OPCW

What is a Chemical Weapon?

Three Types of Inspection

Eliminating Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapons Production Facilities

Monitoring Chemicals with Possible Chemical Weapons Applications

OPCW Assistance and Protection Against Attack with Chemical Weapons

Promotion of Economic and Technological Development Through Chemistry

Legal Matters: National Implementation and State Party-OPCW Agreements

The Benefits of Becoming a State Party to the CWC