Working Paper by South Africa : Language for Annex D (Field Investigations) (WP.201)
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AD HOC GROUP OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING OF BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) AND TOXIN WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION
BWC/AD HOC GROUP/WP.201
8 September 1997
Original: ENGLISH
Eighth session
Geneva, 15 September - 3 October 1997
Working Paper by South Africa
LANGUAGE FOR ANNEX D (FIELD INVESTIGATIONS)
(E) POST INVESTIGATION [ACTIVITIES] [PROCEDURES]
Initial [factual] [findings] [report].
2. The initial [factual] [findings] [report] shall summarise in a general way the activities conducted by the investigation team, particularly with regard to the possible non-compliance concern cited in the investigation mandate and shall be limited to information directly related to the Convention.
Departure.
3. Upon completion of the post investigation procedures, the investigation team and the observer shall leave the territory of the investigated State Party as soon as possible. The investigated State Party shall do everything in its power to provide assistance and to ensure the safe conduct of the investigation team, equipment and baggage to the point of exit. Unless agreed otherwise by the investigated State Party and the investigation team, the point of exit shall be the same as the point of entry.
Interim field investigation report.
4. The interim field investigation report shall summarize the factual findings of the investigation, particularly with regard to the alleged incident of release or exposure to BW cited in the investigation request. In addition, the report shall include a description of the investigation process, tracing its various stages, with special reference to :
(a) The locations and times of sampling and on-site analysis.
(b) Supporting evidence such as the records of interviews, the results of disease related examinations and epidemiological and scientific analyses, and the documents examined by the investigation team.
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(c) An account of the assistance and its timeliness, provided by the host State Party.
(d) The result of any completed laboratory investigations and sampling and identification.
Initial laboratory report
The initial laboratory report shall contain initial diagnoses if available or at least a differential diagnosis as well as a plan for the conduct of further investigations and tests.
Intermediate laboratory report
The interim laboratory report shall contain details of progress of work and a preliminary diagnosis or identification and the final plan for future work.
Final laboratory report
The final laboratory report shall contain a description of the work done and a complete diagnosis or identification of an agent or agents. If it was not possible to make a positive diagnosis or identification, the report shall state that fact and give an explanation as to why it was not possible to make a final diagnosis or identification.
Final report.
The final report shall contain all the detail contained in the interim field investigation report, the final laboratory reports as well as any other information it obtained after the initial field investigation report was made.
The final report shall also include any information the investigation team in the course of its investigation collected that might serve to identify the origin of any biological agent or toxin found during the course of the investigation. Such evidence may include, inter alia, chemical composition and the presence of inert materials in the case of possible toxin weapons, and serological or molecular sequence evidence in the case of infectious agents. In either case, the report shall present such environmental and historical information as is available on the previous presence of the alleged agent in the region.
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