ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION - - ONE OF THE ONE OF THE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION MAIN PILLARS OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS MAIN PILLARS OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION : CONVENTION : Access of Access of the the Czech Czech Republic Republic to to the the Article Article X X of of the the CWC CWC Ji ř ř í í Matou Matouš šek ek Ji Masaryk University Brno, Faculty Faculty of of Science Science Masaryk University Brno, EU Research EU Research Centre Centre of of Excellence for Excellence for Environmental Environmental Chemistry and Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Ecotoxicology Kamenice 3, CZ- -625 00 Brno, 625 00 Brno, Czech Czech Republic Republic Kamenice 3, CZ
Convention on on the the Prohibition Prohibition of of the the Development Development, , Convention Production, , Stockpiling Stockpiling and and Use Use of of Chemical Chemical Production Weapons and and on on Their Their Destruction Destruction Weapons (Chemical Chemical Weapons Weapons Convention Convention – – CWC) CWC) ( Opened for for signature signature: : January January 13, 1993 13, 1993 Opened - - Entered into into force force: : April April 29, 1997 29, 1997 Entered - - 183 States States Parties Parties 183 - - 5 signatories signatories ( (that that have have not not yet yet ratified ratified) ) 5 - - 7 countries countries not not yet yet signed signed 7 - - Almost 200 Almost 200 pages pages of of text text - - Preamble & & 24 24 Articles Articles Preamble - - Annexes on on Chemicals Chemicals, , Verification Verification and and Confidentiality Confidentiality Annexes - -
Main pillars pillars of of the the CWC CWC Main Verified destruction destruction of of chemical chemical weapons weapons (CW) (CW) Verified 1. 1. and of of CW CW Production Production Facilities Facilities (CWPF) (CWPF) and >> Disarmament Disarmament >> Verified non non- -production production of of CWs CWs Verified 2. 2. >> Non Non- -proliferation proliferation >> Assistance and and Protection Protection Assistance 3. 3. International Cooperation Cooperation International 4. 4.
Article X X of of the the Chemical Chemical Weapons Weapons Convention Convention Article 1. Assistance Assistance = = coordination coordination and and delivery delivery of of equipment equipment and and advice advice in: in: 1. detection and and alarming alarming, , physical physical protection protection, , decontamination decontamination and and detection decontaminants, , and and medical medical treatment treatment. . decontaminants 2. Right Right of of States States Parties Parties (SP) to (SP) to conduct conduct R R& &D, D, produce produce, , acquire acquire, transfer , transfer 2. and use use means means of of protection protection against against CW, for CW, for purposes purposes not not prohibited prohibited by by and the CWC CWC the 3. 3. Undertaking Undertaking of of SP SP and and right right to to participate participate in in exchange exchange of of equipment equipment, , material and and scientific scientific & & technological technological information information material 4. SP obliged obliged to to provide provide annually annually to to the the Technical Technical Secretariat Secretariat (TS) (TS) 4. SP information information on on its its programme programme. . 5. TS 5. TS obliged obliged to to establish establish a data bank a data bank of of freely freely available available information information on on means of of protection protection and and provide provide expert expert advice advice and and assistance assistance at at the the means request of request of a SP a SP 6. Right Right of of SP to SP to request request and and provide provide assistance assistance bilaterally bilaterally and and conclude conclude 6. individual agreements agreements individual
Article X X of of the the Chemical Chemical Weapons Weapons Convention Convention ( (cont cont´ ´- -d) d) Article 7. Measures Measures undertaken undertaken by a SP: by a SP: 7. - contributing contributing to to the the voluntary voluntary fund fund for for assistance assistance - - concluding concluding agreements agreements with with OPCW OPCW concerning concerning procurement procurement of of - assistance assistance - declaring declaring the the kind kind of of assistance assistance it it might might provide provide on on appeal appeal by OPCW by OPCW - 8. Right Right of of SP to SP to request request and and receive receive assistance assistance if if it it considers considers that that: : 8. - CW CW have have been been used used against against it it - - riot riot- -control control agents agents have have been been used used against against it it as a as a method method of of warfare warfare - - it it is is threatened threatened by by actions actions of of any any state state, , prohibited prohibited for SP by for SP by Article Article I I - 9. Procedures Procedures by by the the OPCW OPCW initiated initiated by by the the request request substantiated substantiated by by 9. relevant relevant information information in in order order to to dispatch dispatch emergency emergency assistance assistance and and investigation investigation 10. – – 11. 11. Procedures Procedures by by the the OPCW, OPCW, after after having having received received investigation investigation report report – – 10. providing assistance assistance, , information information of of SPs SPs etc etc. . providing
Assistance Response Response System System elaborated elaborated by by the the OPCW OPCW Assistance For the the implementation implementation of of Article Article X X of of the the CWC, CWC, the the OPCW OPCW issued issued a a For fundamental comprehensive comprehensive document document: : fundamental Assistance and and Protection Protection against against Chemical Chemical Weapons Weapons: : Assistance Assistance Response Response Assistance System „ System „Concept Concept“ “. . OPCW, OPCW, Assistance Assistance and and Protection Protection Branch Branch, , The The Hague Hague, 2001 , 2001 19 pp pp of of the the basic basic text: text: 19 mission statement mission statement, , scenarios scenarios, , resources resources, , declarations declarations, , medical medical aspects aspects of of assistance, , coordination coordination and and assessment assessment team (ACAT), OPCW team (ACAT), OPCW assistance responsibilities with with regard regard to to material material modules modules, , roles roles and and functions functions of of the the responsibilities assistance response response system system (ARS), (ARS), delicvery delicvery of of assistance assistance, , reception reception centre, centre, assistance on on- -site site operation operation coordination coordination centre (OSOCC), centre (OSOCC), relations relations with with other other international organisations organisations and and national national agencies agencies, , conduct conduct of of investigations investigations international on alleged alleged use use of of CW, CW, required required Secretariat Secretariat resources resources, , preparednes preparednes, , training training on and development development and 51 pp pp. . of of 12 12 Annexes Annexes 51 Initiatives of of States States Parties Parties reflecting reflecting the the spirit spirit of of international international Initiatives co- -operation operation and and solidarity are solidarity are however however essential essential co
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