The 4th edition of the Regional Seminar on sampling and analysis in a highly contaminated environment
ALGIERS – Major-General Berroumana Ahmed, Commander of the National Gendarmerie, chaired on Sunday at the National Army Circle of Beni Messous, in Algiers, the opening ceremony of the 4th Regional Seminar on “Sampling and Analysis in a Highly Contaminated Environment,” the Ministry of National Defence said in a press release. “As part of cooperation with […]
Regional seminar on laboratory equipment maintenance.
📌The National Gendarmerie Command/National Institute of Criminal Evidence and Criminology is organizing a lesson on “Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment” for the benefit of African countries that are members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, during the period from 7 to 11 December 2025. The lessons presented include topics on health and security […]
Courses on laboratory equipment maintenance for the benefit of African member states
NOTE BY THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIATt CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR A TRAINING COURSE FOR AFRICAN STATES PARTIES ON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS IN A HIGHLY CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT ALGIERS, ALGERIA 5 – 9 April 2026 Call for Nominations On behalf of the Government of Algeria and the OPCW, the Technical Secretariat (the Secretariat) wishes to invite African States […]
Investigations In Cases Of Alleged Use Of Chemical Weapons
A. General B. Pre-inspection Activities Request for an investigation Notification Assignment of inspection team Dispatch of inspection team Briefings C. Conduct Of Inspections Access Sampling Extension of inspection site Extension of inspection duration Interviews D. Reports Procedures Contents E. States Not Party To This Convention
Challenge Inspections Pursuant to Article IX
A. Designation and Selection of Inspectors and Inspection Assistants B. Pre-inspection Activities Notification Entry into the territory of the inspected State Party or the Host State Alternative determination of final perimeter Verification of location Securing the site, exit monitoring Pre-inspection briefing and inspection plan Perimeter activities C. Conduct Of Inspections General rules Managed access Observer […]
Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in Accordance with Article VI
Regime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilities Related to Such Chemicals A. General Provisions B. Transfers C. Production General principles for production Single small-scale facility Other facilities D. Declarations Single small-scale facility Other facilities referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11 E. Verification Single small-scale facility Other facilities referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11
Destruction of Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Its Verification Pursuant to Article V
A. Declarations Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities Declarations of chemical weapons production facilities pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (c) (iii) Declarations of past transfers and receipts Submission of general plans for destruction Submission of annual plans for destruction and annual reports on destruction B. Destruction General principles for destruction of chemical weapons production […]
Old Chemical Weapons and Abandoned Chemical Weapons
A. General B. Regime for Old Chemical Weapons C. Regime for Abandoned Chemical Weapons
Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Its Verification Pursuant to Article IV
A. Declarations Chemical weapons Declarations of chemical weapons pursuant to Article III, paragraph 1 (a) (iii) Declarations of past transfers and receipts Submission of the general plan for destruction of chemical weapons B. Measures to Secure the Storage Facility and Storage Facility Preparation C. Destruction Principles and methods for destruction of chemical weapons Order of […]
General Provisions for Verification Measures Pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI, Paragraph 3
A. Initial Inspections And Facility Agreements B. Standing Arrangements C. Pre-inspection Activities