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troyed. They shall verify the accuracy of the inventory of the chemical weapons remaining, employing inventory control procedures as referred to in paragraph 62.

Systematic on-site verification measures at chemical weapons destruction facilities

65 — The inspectors shall be granted access to conduct their activities at the chemical weapons destruction facilities and the chemical weapons storage facilities located at such facilities during the entire active phase of destruction.

66 — At each chemical weapons destruction facility, to provide assurance that no chemical weapons are diverted and that the destruction process has been completed, inspectors shall have the right to verify through their physical .presence and monitoring with on-site instruments:

a) The receipt of chemical weapons at the facility;

b) The temporary holding area for chemical weapons and the specific type and quantity of chemical weapons stored in that area;

c) The specific type and quantity of chemical weapons being destroyed;

d) The process of destruction;

e) The end-product of destruction;

f) The mutilation of metal parts; and

g) The integrity of the destruction process and of the facility as a whole.

. 67 — Inspectors shall have the right to .tag, for sampling, munitions, devices, or containers located in the temporary holding areas at the chemical weapons destruction facilities.

68 — To the extent that it meets inspection requirements, information from routine facility operations, with appropriate data authentication, shall be used for inspection purposes.

69 — After the completion of each period of destruction, the Technical Secretariat shall confirm the declaration of the State Party, reporting the completion of destruction of the designated quantity of chemical weapons.

70 —r Inspectors shall, in accordance with facility agreements:

a) Have unimpeded access to all parts of the chemical weapons destruction facilities and the chemical weapons storage facilities located at such facilities, including any munitions, devices, bulk containers, or other containers, therein. The items to be inspected shall be. chosen by the inspectors in accordance with the verification plan that has been agreed to by the inspected State Party and approved by the Executive Council;

b) Monitor the systematic on-site analysis of samples during the destruction process; and

c) Receive, if necessary, samples taken at their request from any devices, bulk containers and other containers at the destruction facility or the storage facility thereat.

PART IV (B)

Old chemical weapons and abandoned chemical weapons

A — General

1 — Old chemicai weapons shall be destroyed as provided for in section B.

2 — Abandoned chemical weapons, including those which also meet the definition of article n, paragraph 5, b), shall be destroyed as provided for in section C. —

B — Regime for old chemical weapons

3 — A State Party which has on its territory old chemical weapons as defined in article ii, paragraph 5, a), shall, not later than 30 days after this Convention enters into force for it, submit to the Technical Secretariat all available relevant information, including, to the extent possible, the location, type, quantity and the present condition of these old chemical weapons.

In the case of old chemical weapons as defined in article ii, paragraph 5, b), the State Party shall submit to the Technical Secretariat a declaration pursuant to article hi, paragraph 1, b), i), including, to the extent possible, the information specified in part iv (A), paragraphs 1 to 3, of this Annex.

4 — A State Party which discovers old chemical weapons after this Convention enters into force for it shall submit to the Technical Secretariat the information specified in paragraph 3 not later than 180 days after the discovery of the old chemical weapons.

5 — The Technical Secretariat shall conduct an initial inspection, and any further inspections as may be necessary, in order to verify the information submitted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 and in particular, to determine, whether the chemical weapons meet the definition of old chemical weapons as specified in article n, paragraph 5. Guidelines to determine the usability of chemical weapons produced between 1925 and 1946 shall be considered and approved by the Conference pursuant to article yin, paragraph 21, i).

6 — A State Party shall treat old chemical weapons that have been confirmed by the Technical Secretariat as meeting the definition in article n, paragraph 5, a), as toxic waste. It shall inform the Technical Secretariat of the steps being taken to destroy or otherwise dispose of such old chemical weapons as toxic waste in accordance with its national legislation.

7 — Subject to paragraphs 3 to 5, a State Party shall destroy old chemical weapons that have been confirmed by the Technical Secretariat as meeting the definition in article n, paragraph 5, b), in accordance with article iv and part iv (A) of this Annex. Upon request of a State Party, the Executive Council may, however, modify the provisions on time-limit and order of destruction of these old chemical weapons, if it determines that doing so would not pose a risk to the object and purpose of this Convention. The request shall contain specific proposals for modification of the provisions and a detailed explanation of the reasons for the proposed modification.

C — Regime for abandoned chemical weapons

8 — A State Party on whose territory there are abandoned chemical weapons (hereinafter referred to as the «Territorial State Party») shall, not later than 30 days after this Convention enters into force for it, submit to the Technical Secretariat all available relevant information concerning the abandoned chemical weapons. This • information shall include, to the extent possible, the location, type, quantity and the present condition of the abandoned chemical weapons as well as information on the abandonment.