The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

Procedural Report and Rolling Text
Ad Hoc Group 18th session (17 January - 4 February 2000)

For your information, links have been provided from the various Articles, Annexes and Appendices of the draft Protocol (BWC/AD HOC GROUP/50 (Part I)) to the analyses provided in the Briefing and Evaluation Papers produced by the Bradford Project on Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. These links appear as red oblongs around the heading of the Article, Annexes and Appendices of the draft Protocol; clicking on these red oblongs will link you to the latest relevant Briefing or Evlautation Paper.

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Articles (I to XXIII) from Part I of the rolling text of the draft Protocol (produced at the 18th session of the Ad Hoc Group) can be accessed below as separated files. Where appropiate links to Bradford Briefing and Evaluation Papers have been provided.

Preamble	Article XIII Review of the Protocol	Annex C [Measures to Strengthen the Implementation of Article III]
Article I General Provisions	Article XIV Amendments	Annex D Investigations
Article II Definitions	Article XV Duration and Withdrawal	Annex E Confidentiality Provisions
Article III Compliance Measures	Article XVI Status of the Annexes and Appendices	Annex F Scientific and Technical Exchange for Peaceful Purposes and Techniclal Cooperation
Article IV Confidentiality Provisions	Article XVII Signature	Annex G Confidence-Building Measures
Article V Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance	Article XVIII Ratification	Appendix A [Information to be Provided in Declarations of Past Biological and Toxin Offensive and/or Defensive [Programmes] [Activities]
Article VI Assistance and Protection Against Biological and Toxin Weapons	Article XIX Accession	Appendix B Declarations of Current Defensive Biological and Toxin Programmes [and/or Activities]
Article VII Scientific and Technological Exchange for Peaceful Purposes and Technical Cooperation	Article XX Entry Into Force	Appendix C [Facitities}
Artlice VIII Confidence-Building Measures	Article XXI Reservations	Appendix [D Listing of Faciliites Participating in Biological Defensive Acitivities]
Article IX The Organisation	Article XXII Depositary/ies	Appendix E Information to be Provided in the Delcarations Required Under Paragraphs ...of Article VII
Article X National Implementation Measrues	Article XXIII Authentic Texts	Appendix F [List of Approved Investigation/Visit Equipment]
Article XI Relationship of the Protocol to the BTWC and Other International Agremments	Annex A Declarations
Article XII Settlement of Disputes	Annex B [Visits]

Articles, Annexes, and Appendices from Part II of the rolling text of the draft Protocol (produced at the 18th session of the Ad Hoc Group) can be accessed below as separate files. Where appropiate links to Bradford Briefing and Evaluation Papers have been provided

Article II [Defintions]	Article IX The Organisation	Appendix B Declaration of Current Defensive Biological and Toxin Programmes [and/or Activities]
Article III Compliance Measures	Annex A Declarations	Appendix C [Facilities]
Article IV Confidentiality Provisions	Annex D Investigations
Article VII Scientific and Techcological Exchange for Peaceful Purposes and Techniclal Cooperation	Annex E Confidentiality Provisions

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