Second Review Conference

RC-2

Document Symbol Title Date
S/723/2008 Call for Nominations for a Meeting of Governmental Experts to consider the Report submitted by the Scientific Advisory Board to the Second Review Conference The Hague, Netherlands, 11-13 February 2009 15 December 2008
Algeria: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
Japan: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
Presentation of Neil Harvey, Cefic and ICCA Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
Brazil: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Uganda: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Statement by Argentina to the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008

Reports and Agendas

Document Symbol Title Date
RC‑2/4 Report of the Second Review Conference 18 April 2008
Economic and technological development Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
CWC and Industry: 10 Years On and Beyond Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
Outreach and Codes of Conduct Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
Chemical Weapons Destruction: Progress and Challenges Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
Prospects for CWC Universality Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
International Council of Chemical Associations: The role of industry in the Chemical Weapons Convention Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
Other Chemical Production Facilities Inspections Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 9 April 2008
RC‑2/2 Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the Second Review Conference, Delivered by Mr Tim Caughley, Deputy Secretary-General Of The Conference On Disarmament 7 April 2008
RC‑2/DG.2 Opening Statement by The Director-General to the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/S/1* Review of the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention since the First Review Conference 31 March 2008
RC‑2/1 Provisional Agenda for the Second Review Conference 11 March 2008
RC‑2/DG.1/Corr.1 Report of the Scientific Advisory Board on Developments in Science and Technology Corrigendum 5 March 2008
RC‑2/DG.1 Report of the Scientific Advisory Board on Developments in Science and Technology 28 February 2008
Assessment of the OPCW international cooperation programs: perspective from a developing State Party-Open Forum:The Chemical Weapons Convention – recent experience and future prospects 19 September 2007

National Statements

Document Symbol Title Date
Singapore: Statement at the Second Review Conference 4 December 2008
Malaysia: Statement at the Second Review Conference 3 December 2008
Ukraine: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
C‑13/NAT.11 Iran: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
Mexico: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
South Africa: Statement at the Second Review Conference 2 December 2008
RC‑2/NAT.19/Rev.1 Japan: Promotion of Non-Proliferation of Chemical Weapons 28 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.21 Philippines: Statement at the Second Review Conference 18 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.20 Japan’s Efforts Toward Early Destruction of ACW in China 16 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.16 The Netherlands: Connecting with the Wider Environment for Better Operation of the Convention 15 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.17/Rev.1 Position Paper Submitted by the Delegation of the Republic of Cuba on Behalf of the Member States of the NAM that are States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention and China, to the Second Review Conference 15 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.15 Finland: Analysis of Biomedical Samples upon Allegation of use of Chemical Weapons 14 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.14 Request for Circulation of a Document at the Second Review Conference 11 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.10 Switzerland: Article X, Assistance and Cooperation against Chemical Weapons 9 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.11 Switzerland: Risk Assessment of the Different Types of Plant Sites/Facilities Under Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 9 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.12 Switzerland: Riot Control and Incapacitating Agents under the Chemical Weapons Convention 9 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.9 Switzerland: Inclusion of Data on Non-Scheduled Chemicals in the OPCW Central Analytical Database to Facilitate Comprehensive Chemical Weapons Analysis 9 April 2008
United States: Statement at the Second Review Conference 8 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.7 The Republic Of Korea: Proposal for Enhancing the Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Other Chemical Production Facilities Inspections 8 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.6 Australia: Sequential Inspections 8 April 2008
Thailand: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
African Group: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.13 Slovenia: Statement by Ms Anita Pipan, Director General for Policy Planning and Multilateral Political Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia on Behalf of the European Union and Associated Countries, to the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
India: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Cuba: Statement on behalf of the NAM CWC States Parties and China to the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Zambia: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.5 Statement By Dr. José A. Díaz Duque, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba, on Behalf of the States Parties of the Non-Aligned Movement to the Chemical Weapons Convention and China, at RC-2 7 April 2008
Hong Kong SAR (China): Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
China: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.8 The Netherlands: Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mr Maxime Verhagen, to the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Pakistan: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Sudan: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Mongolia: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Viet Nam: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
Bangladesh: Statement at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/NAT.4 The People’s Republic of China Position Paper: Chemical Weapons Abandoned by Japan in China 25 March 2008
RC‑2/NAT.2 The People’s Republic of China Position Paper: Challenge Inspection 25 March 2008
RC‑2/NAT.3 The People’s Republic of China Position Paper: Verification Issues 25 March 2008
RC‑2/NAT.1 The People’s Republic of China: Report on the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in China 25 March 2008

Decisions

Document Symbol Title Date
RC‑2/DEC.3 Decision: Attendance by Non-Governmental Organisations at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/DEC.1 Decision: Attendance by Non-Signatory States at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008
RC‑2/DEC.2 Decision: Attendance by International Organisations, Specialised Agencies, and Other International Bodies at the Second Review Conference 7 April 2008