Working Paper by South Africa : (F) Pre-Investigation Procedures [Activities] - Field Investigations (WP.207)
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BWC/AD HOC GROUP/WP.207
8 September 1997
Original: ENGLISH
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Eighth session
Geneva, 15 September - 3 October 1997
Working Paper by South Africa
LANGUAGE FOR INCLUSION IN ARTICLE III
(H) Post-Investigation Procedures [Activities]
To follow Departure : Interim field investigation report
53(bis). An interim field investigation report containing details as set out in Annex D, shall be made available to [the investigated State Party] not later than [30] days after completion of the investigation.[The investigated State Party] shall have the right to comment on the contents of the report.
Laboratory reports.
53(ter). Laboratory investigations and identification of agents shall be reported by means of the following types of reports :
(a) Initial laboratory report. An initial laboratory report shall be made available to the leader of the investigation team, by the laboratory as soon as possible after receipt of the sample(s) and shall indicate initial findings and an estimate of the duration of further work.
(b) Intermediate laboratory report. The laboratory shall make an interim laboratory report to the leader of the investigation team if its has not finalised its work after 30 days since the initial report. It shall report progress in work and a final estimate of further work.
(c) Final laboratory report. The laboratory shall make a final report of its findings to the leader of the investigation team as soon as it has finalised its work, but not later than 6 months after receipt of the sample(s).
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Final report
55(bis). The field investigation shall be completed on receipt of the final laboratory reports from all the laboratories that were tasked. This shall not be later than 6 months after the end of the on-site investigation. A draft final field investigation report shall be made available to [the investigated State Party] not later than [20] days after completion of the investigation. [The investigated State Party] shall have the right to identify any information and data not related to the non-compliance concern which in its view, due to its confidential nature, should not be contained in the final version of the report to be circulated to States Parties. [The investigation team shall consider these observations and, using its own discretion, wherever possible adopt them,] before submitting the final report to the Director General.
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