Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention: Key Points for the Seventh Review Conference
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FOREWORD by Ambassador Paul van den IJssel
ACHIEVING REALISTIC AMBITIONS FOR THE REVIEW CONFERENCE
by Graham S. Pearson, Nicholas A. Sims & Malcolm R. Dando
ARTICLE I: SCOPE
by Kathryn Nixdorff & Malcolm R. Dando
ARTICLE II: DESTRUCTION OF AGENTS AND WEAPONS
by Graham S Pearson
ARTICLE III: NON-TRANSFER
by Graham S. Pearson
ARTICLE IV: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION: LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ASPECTS
by Nicholas A Sims & Graham S. Pearson
ARTICLE IV: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION: EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND CODES OF CONDUCT
by Simon Whitby, Cathy Bollaert & Malcolm R. Dando
ARTICLE V: CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION
by Graham S Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
ARTICLE V: CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES
by Filippa Lentzos
ARTICLE VI: LODGING OF COMPLAINTS WITH AND THEIR INVESTIGATION BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL
by Graham S Pearson
ARTICLE VII: ASSISTANCE TO STATES PARTIES
by Graham S Pearson
ARTICLE VIII: GENEVA PROTOCOL OBLIGATIONS AND THE BTWC
by Nicholas A Sims, Graham S Pearson & Angela Woodward
ARTICLE IX: PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
by Graham S Pearson
ARTICLE X: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
by Graham S. Pearson
ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION
by Graham S Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
ARTICLE XII: REVIEW CONFERENCES
by Nicholas A. Sims & Graham S. Pearson
ARTICLE XIII: DURATION AND WITHDRAWAL
by Graham S Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
ARTICLE XIV: UNIVERSAL ADHERENCE TO THE CONVENTION
by Graham S Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
ARTICLE XV: LANGUAGES AND DEPOSITS OF THE CONVENTION
by Graham S Pearson
AGENDA ITEM 10c: PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPHS AND PURPOSES OF THE CONVENTION by Graham S Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
AGENDA ITEM 11: CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE CONVENTION AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS ARTICLE XII AND ANY POSSIBLE CONSENSUS FOLLOW-UP ACTION
by Graham S. Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
AGENDA ITEM 12: FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE SIXTH REVIEW CONFERENCE AND THE QUESTION OF FUTURE REVIEW OF THE CONVENTION
by Graham S. Pearson & Nicholas A. Sims
APPENDIX I
THE BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS CONVENTION
APPENDIX II
PART II: FINAL DECLARATION AND
PART III: DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE SIXTH REVIEW CONFERENCE, 2006 Final Document BWC/CONF.VI/6
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