text: anddrained munition. Asregards otherchemicals thereweredifferent viewsonwhether inspection shouldbecontinuous oronaquotabasis orlimitedtocertain keystages, -thatinternational inspectors wouldhavetobequalified andimpartial personnel, andthattheyshouldbeabletomakeindependent judgements, -thattheinspectors shouldhaveanup-to-date knowledge ofthedesign andoperation ofthedestruction facilit,y andthattheywouldneedto makeadetailed engineering reviewofthefacilit,y, including on-site inspection, beforethedestruction operations b~gin, -thatinordertominimize intrusion andensureconfidence, thedata usedforverification shouldbeasclosely linkedaspossible tothe actualdestruction stepandtheverification procedures designed so thattheydonotunnecessarily interfere withtheoperations ofthe facility, -that,totheextentconsistent withtheneeds,theverification procedures shouldmakeuseofinformation fromroutinefacility operations, andthatthesameverification procedures should, tothe extentpossible, beusedfordifferent processes withinoneandthe samefacilit,y, -thatcloseco-operation between international verification personnel andhostStateoperating personnel wasimportant foreffective international verification, and -that,whilethedecisions asregards destruction methodsetc.lieswith thesovereign StateParty,theTechnical Secretariat couldhavesome roletoplB\Y'.Itcould,interalia,assistStatesParties with experts forthedesigning ofdestruction facilities, andgive suggestions onhowtofacilitate theverification tasks.Itseemed, however, tobeagreedthatsuchassistance shouldbegivenbythe Technical Secretariat, onlyuponrequest fromaStateParty." liB.Principles andmethodsfortheverifioation ofdiversion ofchemical weapons forpermitted purposes (Tobeelaborated). -51-I ,1,,,- \.j'"V.MEASURES ONCHEMICAL WEAPONS ·PRODUCTION FACILITIES JJ2I "DECLARATIONS 3JAI "Declarations ofchemical weapons production facilities andplansfortheir elimination "l.(Anundertaking byStatesParties) tosubmittotheConsultative Committee, notlaterthan30d~saftertheConvention entersintoforceforit, declarations stating: n(a)whetheritpossesses ordoesnotpossess ar;ychemical weapons production facilities onitsterritory orelseWhere underitsjurisdiction or control, "(b)whetherithasonitsterritory art:!chemical weapons production facilities underthejurisdiction orcontrol ofanyoneelse, II(C)whetherithastransferred equipment ortechnical documentation 21 relevant forproduction ofchemical weapons since•••orhasreceived such equipment ordocumentation 21sincethatdate.El "11ThetextofthisArticle anditsAnnexisinanearlystageof negotiations. 1Ig/Inaccordance withdefinitions stilltobeworkedoutinthecontext ofArticleII.Itisunderstood thatthedefinition willencompass also fillingfacilities. 1I"jfTheprovisions onDeclarations (plusrelevant partofAnnexV)will presumably bemovedtoArticleIIIanditsAnnex,oncetheyhavebeenfurther negotiated. nA/Somedelegations stressed thatoverall declarations Shouldencompass notonlyproduction facilities withaproduction forchemical weapons purposes butalsootherfacilities producing chemicals whichcanbeusedforchemical weapons purposes. Iti,sunderstood thatforthetimebeingtheparagraphs undertheheading •Declarations ofchemical weapons production facilities and plansfortheirelimination' refer~onlytoproduction facilities witha production forchemical weapons purposes. Aseparate heading 'Declarations ofotherfacilities producing chemicals whichcanbeusedforchemical wealPons purposes' hasbe~ninserted toindicate tha.tthequestion' ofdeclaration of suchfacilities will ne~dtobeworkedon. n;;}·Theviewwasexpressed thattechnical documentation Shouldnotbe included. "§}Theviewwasexpressed thatpasttransfers Shouldnotbeincluded in theConvention. -58-:>rtheir lI'e forceforit, apons dictionor duction ntation21 edsuch geof thecontext :also lexV)will tenfurther .dencompass >nspurposes ~chemical ~agra.phs .1itiesand 11tha larations Lcalwealpons ~ationof ldnotbe included in"2.(Anundertaking byStateParties possessing chemical weapons production facilities) tosubmittotheConsultative Committee, notlaterthan30~s aftertheConvention entersintoforceforit,initial declarations stating theirtotalproduction capacity.ygj "3.(Anundertaking bystatesParties possessing chemical weapons production
analysis: The text appears to be related to the verification and destruction of chemical weapons, as well as the declaration of production facilities and plans for their elimination. This suggests that the text is focused on disarmament and arms control, which is a specific area of international relations and diplomacy.