CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION SIGNED BY 130 COUNTRIES IN PARIS

In: Arms control today, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 20

Abstract

IN JANUARY 1993, REPRESENTATIVES FROM 130 COUNTRIES MET IN PARIS TO SIGN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, WHICH BANS THE USE, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF POISON GAS. UNDER THE ACCORD, SIGNATORIES MUST DESTROY THEIR CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKS AND FACILITIES WITHIN 10 YEARS, ALTHOUGH A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION MAY BE INVOKED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.