Regulations

National Regulations

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)

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, concerning the repression 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 — Download
Decrees	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 — Download Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing, organizing, and defining the 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 — Download 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, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 — Download Presidential Decree No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006 amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997 establishing, organizing, and operating the inter-ministerial committee responsible for implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use, and Destruction of Chemical Weapons — Download Executive Decree No. 09-157 of May 2 2009 establishing the conditions for the operation of chemical manufacturing facilities listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Chemicals Annex to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download Executive Decree No. 09-158 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures and formalities for authorizations to transfer chemical products listed in Schedules 1 and 3 of the Chemicals Annex to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download Executive Decree No. 09-159 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for national and international 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 — Download 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 on the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their destruction — Download > Presidential Decree No. 14-300 of October 27, 2014, amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing, organizing, and operating the interministerial committee responsible for implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download >

Designation

Texts

Law

Law No. 03-09 of July 19, 2003, concerning the repression 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 — Download

Decrees

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 — Download
Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing, organizing, and defining the 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 — Download
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, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 — Download
Presidential Decree No. 06-178 of May 31, 2006 amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997 establishing, organizing, and operating the inter-ministerial committee responsible for implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use, and Destruction of Chemical Weapons — Download
Executive Decree No. 09-157 of May 2 2009 establishing the conditions for the operation of chemical manufacturing facilities listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Chemicals Annex to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download
Executive Decree No. 09-158 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures and formalities for authorizations to transfer chemical products listed in Schedules 1 and 3 of the Chemicals Annex to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download
Executive Decree No. 09-159 of May 2, 2009, establishing the procedures for national and international 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 — Download
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 on the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their destruction — Download >
Presidential Decree No. 14-300 of October 27, 2014, amending Presidential Decree No. 97-125 of April 26, 1997, establishing, organizing, and operating the interministerial committee responsible for implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction — Download >

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