News related to non-proliferation and Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Handbook on Chemicals 2009 and Language Versions of the Declarations Handbook 2008
16 April 2009Copies of the Declarations Handbook 2008 in all official languages and the Handbook on Chemicals 2009 can be obtained on CD-ROM or downloaded from the OPCW website.
OPCW Director-General Visits Croatia and Meets with Vice Prime Minister
09 April 2009The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, visited Cavtat, Croatia on 5 and 6 April 2009 where he delivered the opening address to the 5th World Congress on Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Terrorism and...
OPCW Sub-Regional Training Held in Dar-es-Salaam on Transfers' Regime of Chemical Weapons Convention
13 March 2009A sub-regional training course for customs authorities in East and Southern Africa on technical aspects of the transfers’ regime of the Chemical Weapons Convention took place in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania from 2 to 4 March 2009.
European Union-Sponsored Day for National Authorities
11 December 2008At the invitation of the European Union (EU), with France holding its Presidency, an EU-sponsored day for National Authorities of OPCW Member States was held at the OPCW headquarters on 1 December 2008.
Technical Secretariat to release software to assist Member States in creating their Article VI declarations: EDNA Electronic Declarations tool for National Authorities
25 November 2008The Technical Secretariat is releasing the first version of the Electronic Declarations tool for National Authorities (EDNA) on 27 November 2008. This software has been developed in-house by the Technical Secretariat and is...