6 DE JULHO DE 1996

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D — Verification

Verification of declarations of chemical weapons through on-site inspection

37 — The purpose of the verification of declarations of chemical weapons shall be to confirm through on-site inspection the accuracy of the relevant declarations made pursuant to article hi.

38 — The inspectors shall conduct this verification promptly after a declaration is submitted. They shall, inter alia, verify the quantity and identity of chemicals, types and number of munitions, devices and other equipment.

39 — The inspectors shall employ, as appropriate, agreed seals, markers or other inventory control procedures to facilitate an accurate inventory of the chemical weapons at each storage facility.

40 — As the inventory progresses, inspectors shall install such agreed seals as may be necessary to clearly indicate if any stocks are removed, and to ensure the securing of the storage facility during the inventory. After completion of the inventory, such seals will be removed unless otherwise agreed.

Systematic verification of storage facilities

41 — The purpose of the systematic verification of storage facilities shall be to ensure that no undetected removal of chemical weapons from such facilities takes place.

42 — The systematic verification shall be initiated as soon as possible after the declaration of chemical weapons is submitted and shall continue until all chemical weapons have been removed from the storage facility. It shall in accordance with the facility agreement, combine on-site inspection and monitoring with on-site instruments.

43 — When all chemical weapons have been removed from the storage facility, the Technical Secretariat shall confirm the déclaration of the State Party to that effect. After this confirmation, the Technical Secretariat shall terminate the systematic verification of the storage facility and shall promptly remove any monitoring instruments installed by the inspectors.

Inspections and visits

44— The particular storage facility to be inspected shall be chosen by the Technical Secretariat in such a way as to preclude the prediction of precisely when the facility is to be inspected. The guidelines for determining the frequency of systematic on-site inspections shall be elaborated by the Technical Secretariat, taking into account the recommendations to be considered and approved by the Conference pursuant to article vm, paragraph 21, 0-

45 —The Technical Secretariat shall notify the inspected State Party of its decision to inspect or visit the storage facility 48 hours before the planned arrival of the inspection team at the facility for systematic inspections or visits. In cases of inspections or visits to resolve urgent problems, this period may be shortened. The Technical Secretariat shall specify the purpose of the inspection or visit.

46 — The inspected State Party shall make any necessary preparations for the arrival of the inspectors and shall ensure their expeditious transportation from their point of entry to the storage facility. The facility agreement will specify administrative arrangements for inspectors.

47 — The inspected State Party shall provide the inspection .team upon its arrival at the chemical weapons storage facility to carry out an inspection, with the following data on the facility:

a) The number of storage buildings and storage locations;

b) For each storage building and storage location, the type and the identification number or designation, shown on the site diagram; and

c) For each storage building and storage location at the facility, the number of items of each specific type of chemical weapon, and, for containers that are not part of binary munitions, the actual quantity of chemical fill each container.

48 — In carrying out an inventory, within the time available, inspectors shall have the right:

a) To use any of the following inspection techniques:

i) Inventory all the chemical weapons stored at the facility;

ii) Inventory all the chemical weapons stored in specific buildings or locations at the facility, as chosen by the inspectors; or

iii) Inventory all the chemical weapons of one or more specific types stored at the facility, as chosen by the inspectors; and

b) To check all items inventoried against agreed records.

49 — Inspectors shall, in accordance with facility agreements:

a) Have unimpeded access to all parts of the storage facilities including any munitions, devices, bulk, containers, or other containers therein. While conducting their activity, inspectors shall comply with the safety regulations at the facility. The items to be inspected will be chosen by the inspectors; and

b) Have the right, during the first and any subsequent inspection of each chemical weapons storage facility, to designate munitions, devices, and containers from which samples are to be taken, and to affix to such munitions, devices, and containers a unique tag that will indicate an attempt to remove or alter the tag. A sample shall be taken from a tagged item at a chemical weapons storage facility or a chemical weapons destruction facility as soon as it is practicaly possible in accordance with the corresponding destruction programmes, and, in any case, not later than by the end of the destruction operations.

Systematic verification of the destruction of chemical weapons

50 — The purpose of verification of destruction of chemical weapons shall be:

a) To confirm the identity and quantity of the chemical weapons stocks to be destroyed; and

b) To confirm that these stocks have been destroyed.

51 —Chemical weapons destruction operations during the first 390 days after the entry into force of this Convention shall be governed by transitional verification