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The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) covers various sectors (plant chemistry, pharmaceuticals, etc.) and a large number of chemical products (triethanolamine, etc.), which are not, per se, chemical weapons.

The obligation to declare therefore applies to industrial operators.

The OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) conducts inspections of sites or laboratories that meet the declaration criteria. Its objective is to verify that declarations are correct and that listed products or industrial resources are not diverted for prohibited purposes, in accordance with applicable regulations.

Article VII stipulates that each State Party must take the necessary legislative and administrative measures to fulfill its CWC obligations by enacting legislation covering the industrial activities covered by the Convention.

Article VII, paragraph 5, specifies that each State Party shall inform the Organization of the legislative and administrative measures it has taken to implement the Convention.

In this regard, Law No. 03-09 of July 19, 2003, on the punishment of violations of the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, was promulgated in Algeria.

In addition, pursuant to this law, a series of legal texts (decrees and orders) have been issued.

The tables below summarize all of these implementing texts.

Legislative and regulatory framework

Presidential Decree No. 95-157 of June 3, 1995, ratifying the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction
Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, as amended, establishing the creation, organization, and operation of the interministerial committee responsible for implementing the Convention. (Presidential Decrees No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006 and 14-300 of October 27, 2014, as amended)
Presidential Decree No. 03-211 of May 8, 2003, as amended, establishing the creation, composition, operation, and missions of the interministerial committee for monitoring the implementation of the Convention. (Presidential Decree No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006, as amended)
Law No. 03-09 of July 19, 2003, on the punishment of violations of the provisions of the Convention
Executive Decree No. 09-157 of May 2, 2009, establishing the operating conditions for manufacturing facilities for chemicals in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention.
Executive Decree No. 09-158 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures and formalities for authorizations for the transfer of chemicals in Schedules 1 and 3 of the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention.
Executive Decree No. 09-159 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for national and international verification inspections of declared facilities related to the Convention's weapons.
Executive Decree No. 09-160 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for declaring activities related to the implementation of the Convention.
Presidential Decree No. 04-447 of December 29, 2004, publishing the Convention.
Designation Texts
Law
  • Law No. 03-09 of July 19, 2003, on the punishment of violations of the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
Decrees
  • Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, on the creation, organization, and operation of the interministerial committee responsible for the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.
  • Presidential Decree No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006, amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing the establishment, organization, and operation of the interministerial committee responsible for the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.
  • Executive Decree No. 09-157 of May 2, 2009, establishing the operating conditions for facilities producing Schedule 1 and 2 chemicals in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.
  • Executive Decree No. 09-158 of May 2, 2009, establishing the Procedures and formalities for authorizations for the transfer of chemicals in Schedules 1 and 3 of the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
  • Executive Decree No. 09-159 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for international national verification inspections of facilities declared under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
  • Executive Decree No. 09-160 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for declaring activities related to the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
  • Presidential Decree No. 14-300 of October 27, 2014, amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing the establishment, organization, and operation of the Interministerial Committee responsible for the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
  • Presidential Decree No. 14-301 of October 27, 2014, amending Presidential Decree No. 03-211 of May 8, 2003, establishing the establishment, composition, operation, and missions of the Interministerial Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
  • Presidential Decree No. 04-447 of December 29, 2004, publishing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, signed in Paris on 13 January 1993.
Order
  • Order of July 20, 2003 delegating signature authority to the Executive Secretary of the Interministerial Committee responsible for the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

SECIAC

The interministerial committee responsible for the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was created by Presidential Decree No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006.

La Convention

Obligation

Articles

Preamble
General Obligations
Definitions and Criteria
Declarations
Chemical Weapons
Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
Activities Not Prohibited Under this Convention
National Implementation Measures
The Organization
Consultations, Cooperation and Fact‑Finding
Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons
Economic and Technological Development
Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, including Sanctions
Relation to Other International Agreements
Settlement of Disputes
Amendments
Duration and Withdrawal
Status of the Annexes
Signature
Ratification
Accession
Entry Into Force
Reservations
Depositary
Authentic Texts

Annexes

Annex on Chemicals

Annex on Chemicals

Table 1
Table 2
Table 3

Confidentiality Annex

Verification Annex

Definitions
General Rules of Verification
General Provisions for Verification Measures Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Its Verification Pursuant to Article V
Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI
Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
Investigations In Cases Of Alleged Use Of Chemical Weapons

La Convention

Obligation

Articles

Preamble
General Obligations
Definitions and Criteria
Declarations
Chemical Weapons
Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
Activities Not Prohibited Under this Convention
National Implementation Measures
The Organization
Consultations, Cooperation and Fact‑Finding
Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons
Economic and Technological Development
Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, including Sanctions
Relation to Other International Agreements
Settlement of Disputes
Amendments
Duration and Withdrawal
Status of the Annexes
Signature
Ratification
Accession
Entry Into Force
Reservations
Depositary
Authentic Texts

Annexes

Annex on Chemicals

Annexe sur les Produits Chimiques

Table 1
Table 2
Table 3

Annexe sur la Confidentialité

Verification Annex

Definitions
General Rules of Verification
General Provisions for Verification Measures Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Its Verification Pursuant to Article V
Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI
Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
Investigations In Cases Of Alleged Use Of Chemical Weapons