News related to national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Workshop on Matters Related to Other Chemical Production Facilities (OCPFs)
08 December 2009On the second day of the workshop participants visited two OCPF sites – namely, Shell Nederland Chemie in Rotterdam and Chemtura in Amsterdam - as well as the OPCW laboratory in Rijswijk
11th Annual Meeting of OPCW National Authorities
04 December 2009OPCW Director-General: "The CWC is now a well recognised legal and moral norm whose violation under any circumstances will not be tolerated by the international community"
OPCW Director-General Visits Morocco for 7th Regional Meeting of CWC National Authorities in Africa
30 October 200996% of African States Parties now have National Authorities, 22% have implementing legislation covering all key areas of the CWC, and 48% have partial legislation
Seventh Regional Meeting of CWC National Authorities in Asia Concludes in Viet Nam
29 October 200997% of States Parties in the Asia region have now established National Authorities
Lebanon Designates OPCW National Authority
16 October 2009Lebanon has designated a focal point within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assume the functions of CWC National Authority.