the united nations banned chemical weapons with the chemical weapons convention becoming effective in 1966.
the united nations banned chemical weapons with the chemical weapons convention becoming effective in 1966.
when did the united nations ban chemical weapons with the chemical weapons convention becoming effective?
1966
the chemical weapons convention (cwc) is an arms control treaty that outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors. the full name of the treaty is the convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction and it is administered by the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons (opcw), an intergovernmental organization based in the hague, the netherlands. the treaty entered into force on 29 april 1997. the chemical weapons convention prohibits the large-scale use, development, production, stockpiling and transfer of chemical weapons. very limited production for research, medical, pharmaceutical or protective purposes is still permitted. the main obligation of member states under the convention is to effect this prohibition, as well as the destruction of all current chemical weapons. all destruction activities must take place under opcw verification.
chemical weapons convention
bullet::::- online text of the chemical weapons convention: articles, annexes including chemical schedules, opcw









































bullet::::- fact sheets, opcw









































bullet::::- chemical weapons convention: ratifying countries, opcw









































bullet::::- chemical weapons convention website, united states









































bullet::::- the chemical weapons convention at a glance, arms control association









































bullet::::- chemical warfare chemicals and precursors, chemlink pty ltd, australia









































bullet::::- introductory note by michael bothe, procedural history note and audiovisual material on the "convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction" in the historic archives of the united nations audiovisual library of international law
chemical weapons convention