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Chemical Weapons Convention - Table of Contents 

182 of 195 states recognized by the UN are party to the CWC
6 states have signed but not ratified the CWC
7 states are not party to the CWC

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

 
Full Text PDF version of the Chemical Weapons Convention
     
  bullet Preamble
  bullet Article I. General Obligations
  bullet Article II. Definitions and Criteria
  bullet Article III. Declarations
  bullet Article IV. Chemical Weapons
  bullet Article V. Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
  bullet Article VI. Activities Not Prohibited Under this Convention
  bullet Article VII. National Implementation Measures
  bullet Article VIII. The Organization
  bullet Article IX. Consultations, Cooperation and Fact-Finding
  bullet Article X. Assistance and Protection against Chemical Weapons
  bullet Article XI. Economic and Technological Development
  bullet Article XII. Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, Including Sanctions
  bullet Article XIII. Relation to Other International Agreements
  bullet Article XIV. Settlement of Disputes
  bullet Article XV. Amendments
  bullet Article XVI. Duration and Withdrawal
  bullet Article XVII. Status of the Annexes
  bullet Article XVIII. Signature
  bullet Artivle XIX. Ratification
  bullet Article XX. Accession
  bullet Article XXI. Entry into Force
  bullet Article XXII. Reservations
  bullet Article XXIII. Depositary
  bullet Article XXIV. Authentic Texts
     
  bullet Annex on Chemicals
   
  A. Guidelines for Schedules of Chemicals
  B. Schedules of Chemicals
     
  bullet Annex on Implementation and Verification
   
  Part I. Definitions
  Part II. General Rules of Verification
  Part III. General Rules for Verification Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
  Part IV(A). Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
  Part IV(B). Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
  Part V. Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilites and Its Destruction

Pursuant to Article V
  Part VI. Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI -
  Regime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilites Related to such Chemicals
  Part VII. Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI -
  Regime for Schedule 2 Chemicals and Facilites Related to such Chemicals
  Part VIII. Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI -
  Regime for Schedule 3 Chemicals and Facilites Related to such Chemicals
  Part IX. Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI -
  Regime for other Chemical Production Facilites
  Part X. Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
  Part XI. Investigations in cases of Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons
   
  bullet Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information
   
  A. General Principles for the Handling of Confidential Information
  B. Employment and Conduct of Personnel in the Technical Secretariat
  C. Measures to Protect Sensitive Installations and Prevent Discolsure of Confidential Data in the Course of On-Site Verification Activities
  D. Procedures in the case of Breaches or Alleged Breaches of Confidentiality