News related to non-proliferation and Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention
OPCW Releases Scheduled Chemicals Database
29 May 2009Contains information on over 1,300 scheduled chemicals declared to the OPCW, as well as all scheduled chemicals that had been assigned CAS Registry Numbers, amounting to an additional 28,000 chemicals.
First EDNA User Group Forum
27 May 2009States Parties shared their experiences of using EDNA with the Secretariat and discussed ideas and proposals for its future development
Workshop for Customs and Border Authorities in Eastern Europe
08 May 200924 participants from 16 States Parties attended
OPCW Concludes 10th Inspector Training Course
28 April 2009The OPCW completed its 10th inspector training course on 28 April 2009 for 16 trainee inspectors from 15 countries: Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Serbia, South...
Status of industry inspections as at 21 April 2009
21 April 2009In the area of Article VI inspections, 40 such inspections have been completed since the Fifty-Fifth Session of the Council. This number includes three inspections at Schedule 1 facilities, five at Schedule 2 plant sites—of which...