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Burkina Faso ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention
On 8 July, the Government of Burkina Faso deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (Convention...11 July 1997Full story
Executive Council of the OPCW concludes its second session in The Hague
The Second Session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was held in The Hague from 23-27 June at the Netherlands Congress Centre in The Hague. The 41 member Executive Council...30 June 1997Full story
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Chemical Weapons Convention
On 20 June, the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and on 24 June, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, signed the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of...26 June 1997Full story
Guinea ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention
On 9 June, the Government of the Republic of Guinea deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction...16 June 1997Full story
Slovenia ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention
On 11 June, the Government of Slovenia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (Chemical...13 June 1997Full story
Fact Sheets
- Fact Sheet 1 - History
- Fact Sheet 2 - CWC
- Fact Sheet 3 - The Structure of the OPCW
- Fact Sheet 4 - What is a Chemical Weapon?
- Fact Sheet 5 - Three Types of Inspections
- Fact Sheet 6 - Eliminating Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapon Production Facilities
- Fact Sheet 7: Monitoring Chemicals with Possible Chemical Weapons Applications
- Fact Sheet 8: Assistance and Protection Against Attack with Chemical Weapons
- Fact Sheet 9: Promoting Economic and Technical Development Through Chemistry
- Fact Sheet 10 National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Fact Sheet 11: Scientific Advisory Board
