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  1. the correction of errors in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.246.1994.TREATIES-5, issued on 31 August 1994;
  2. the addition, under Article XV of the Convention, of a new paragraph, 5bis, to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, in accordance with:
    1. the change to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, effective 31 October 1999, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.916.1999.TREATIES-7, issued on 8 October 1999; together with
    2. the correction to the change to Section B of Part VI of the Verification Annex, effective 9 March 2000, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.157.2000.TREATIES-1, issued on 13 March 2000; and
  3. the addition, under Article XV of the Convention, of a new paragraph, 72bis, to Section D of Part V of the Verification Annex, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.610.2005.TREATIES-4, issued on 29 July 2005; and
  4. the changes, under Article XV of the Convention, to Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals, effective 7 June 2020, pursuant to Depositary Notification C.N.86.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.3, issued on 23 April 2020.

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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

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