text: properly detoxified and dechemicalized before being reused. (b.2) Facilities for the manufacture of key precursors for supertoxic substances Such facilities are either military factories or civilian factories that have concluded contracts with the armed forces. They include factories that manufacture key precursors for binary or multicomponent weapons. In the first case (arsenals), the facilities should be subject to the regulations described in (b.l). In the second case (civilian factories), the facility may, if the precursor in question is a single-purpose precursor (that is, one which can only serve to produce a supertoxic substance), be converted to non-hostile uses and placed on the list of facilities subject to routine checking. If the precursor is a dual­ purpose precursor, the factory will be placed on the list of facilities subject to routine checking. CD/650 page 12 (b.3) Facilities for the manufacture of lethal products Factories of a civilian nature are the most numerous. Their output will be monitored by the provision of statistical data. Should factories of a military nature still be in service, they would have either to be destroyed or to be placed under civilian control and subjected to routine international checking. (b.4) Facilities for the manufacture of harmful products Other than in very exceptional cases, such facilities will not be subject to any form of surveillance. (b.5) Munitions-filling shops Such workshops located close to production plants will have to undergo the same fate as the plants. (b.6) Muniticns-shipment-preparation shops Such shops may be converted to conventional uses. (b.7) Special-munitions assembly shops Such shops may be converted to conventional uses. 5. TIME-TABLE . The planned period of 10 years for the destruction of stocks is sufficient for the irreversible neutralization of production facilities. The first two years after the entry into force of the convention should be devoted to:
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the destruction and conversion of facilities related to the production of weapons and munitions, likely as part of a disarmament or arms control agreement. The focus on the neutralization of production facilities and the monitoring of output suggests a concern for the reduction or elimination of harmful products.