Accelerating Future

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Full name: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

Short name: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Open for signature: January 13, 1993
Entered into force: April 29, 1997
Member states: 182
Map of member states:

(States in light blue are full participants but still have stockpiles in various stages of disposal.)

Notable non-signatories include Angola, North Korea, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, and Syria.

Summary:

Article I. General Obligations
Article II. Definitions and Criteria
Article III. Declarations
Article IV. Chemical Weapons
Article V. Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
Article VI. Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention
Article VII. National Implementation Measures
Article VIII. The Organization
Article IX. Consultations, Cooperation and Fact-Finding
Article X. Assistance and Protection against Chemical Weapons
Article XI. Economic and Technological Development
Article XII. Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance
Article XIII. Relation to Other International Agreements
Article XIV. Settlement of Disputes
Article XV. Amendments
Article XVI. Duration and Withdrawal
Article XVII. Status of the Annexes
Article XVIII. Signature
Article XIX. Ratification
Article XX. Accession
Article XXI. Entry into Force
Article XXII. Reservations
Article XXIII. Depositary
Article XXIV. Authentic Texts

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Full name: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction

Short name: Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Open for signature: April 10, 1972
Entered into force: March 26, 1975
Member states: 158
Map of member states:

Summary:

Article I. Never under any circumstances to acquire or retain biological weapons.
Article II. To destroy or divert to peaceful purposes biological weapons and associated resources prior to joining.
Article III. Not to transfer, or in any way assist, encourage or induce anyone else to acquire or retain biological weapons.
Article IV. To take any national measures necessary to implement the provisions of the BWC domestically.
Article V. To consult bilaterally and multilaterally to solve any problems with the implementation of the BWC.
Article VI. To request the UN Security Council to investigate alleged breaches of the BWC and to comply with its subsequent decisions.
Article VII. To assist States which have been exposed to a danger as a result of a violation of the BWC.
Article X. To do all of the above in a way that encourages the peaceful uses of biological science and technology.

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