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OPCW Director-General Attends Chemical Industry Meeting in Germany

The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, visited Germany on 5 March 2008 at the invitation of the Verband der Chemischen Industrie e. V. (VCI), the...17 March 2008Full story

The Republic of Serbia Hosts Clinical Placement Program with the OPCW

From 12 to 23 November 2007, the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Serbia hosted a clinical placement programme for the Inspectorate medical staff of the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical...30 November 2007Full story

OPCW Receives Montreal Protocol “Partners Award”

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has celebrated its 20th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, a “Partners Award” was presented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to the...01 October 2007Full story

Mr Bernard Wientjes, Chairman of VNO-NCW, Visits the OPCW

On 13 September 2007, Mr Bernard Wientjes, Chairman of the Netherlands Confederation of Industry and Employers, VNO-NCW, visited the Headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and met the...28 September 2007Full story

The Netherlands Host OPCW Challenge Inspection Exercise

The Kingdom of the Netherlands hosted a challenge inspection exercise from 10 to 14 September 2007 at a commercial chemical facility of DSM in Delft, The Netherlands. The purpose of the exercise was to test readiness of an...26 September 2007Full story