In accordance with Paragraph 7 of Article X, each State Party undertakes to provide assistance through the OPCW to a requesting State Party, and to this end elects one or more of the following measures:

• To make financial contribution to the Voluntary Fund for assistance;
• To conclude agreements concerning the procurement of assistance;
• To declare the kind of assistance it might provide in response to appeal by the Organisation.

The First Review Conference noted the need for the Secretariat to evaluate the assistance offers made in accordance with subparagraph 7(c) of Article X, in order to identify gaps, redundancies, and incompatibilities, and to help minimise the resource requirements for the OPCW.

The 10th Session of the Conference of States Parties with its decision C-10/DEC.8 adopted a format as guidance for submitting information on the kind of assistance made available in accordance with subparagraph 7(c) of Article X. Use of the assistance format is voluntary and does not prejudice the right of States Parties to present this information in another format or to provide other assistance.

C-10/DEC.8 is available for download both in Word and PDF. The form should be filled by the State Party and posted or faxed to:

Assistance and Protection Branch,
International Cooperation Division
+31 70 416 3555
fax +31 70 416 3209
emergassistbr@opcw.org

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Johan de Wittlaan 32
2517 JR - The Hague
The Netherlands