Recent Developments Relating to Article VII Issues · Report by the Director-General: Status of implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31 July 2016:

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Eighteenth Annual Meeting of National Authorities

23-25 November 2016

Recent Developments Relating to

Article VII Issues

Sharon Rivera,

Implementation Officer-Legal

Implementation Support Branch

International Cooperation and Assistance

Division

05 December 2016 Concurrent Reports Art VII 2016

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OUTLINE

The Concurrent Reports on the Status of

Implementation of Article VII

Status of Implementation – Global and

Regional

National Implementation Challenges

Legislative Support Activities


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The Concurrent Reports on the Status of

implementation of Article VII

Overview of the status of implementation of Article VII

Report by the Director-General: Status of implementation

of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31

July 2016: Article VII – initial measures

Report by the Director-General: Status of implementation

of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31

July 2016: Additional measures for States Parties that

possess industrial facilities which are declarable under the

Convention


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Reporting on implementation of Article VII

Note Verbale to All States

Parties sent by TS in February

2016 on preparation of

Annual Report

Request for updates on status

of implementation of CWC

89 States Parties replied

Information provided by

States Parties is analyzed by

TS in preparing Annual Report

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Matrix to be filled up by States Parties

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National implementation of the CWC by States Parties


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Key Figures

Regions Cover all initial

measures

Cover some initial

measures

Do not have

implementing

legislation in place

Africa (52) 23 9 20

Asia (53) 30 10 13

Eastern Europe (25) 23 2 0

GRULAC (33) 15 9 9

WEOG (29) 27 2 0

TOTAL (192) 118 32 42


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AFRICA (52 SPs): Status of Implementation

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20 SPs - without

implementing

legislation

Angola, Benin, Chad, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,

Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Libya,

Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and

Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland,

United Republic of Tanzania

9 SPs - have

legislation covering

some of the Initial

Measures

Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria,

Rwanda, Seychelles, Togo, Zimbabwe

23 SPs - have

implementing

legislation covering all

of the Initial Measures

Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo

Verde, Central African Republic, the Comoros,

Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia,

Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,

Niger, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia,

Uganda, Zambia


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ASIA (53 SPs): Status of Implementation


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13 SPs - without

implementing

legislation

Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Lebanon,

Maldives, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nepal, Papua

New Guinea, Solomon islands, Syrian Arab

Republic, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

10 SPs - have


some of the Initial

Measures

Bahrain, Bhutan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People’s

Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar,

Philippines, Samoa, Timor-Leste

30 SPs - have

implementing

legislation covering all

of the Initial Measures

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands,

Cyprus, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan,

Kiribati, Malaysia, Micronesia, Niue, Oman,

Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi

Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan,

Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates,

Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen


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GRULAC (33 SPs): Status of Implementation


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9 SPs - without

implementing

legislation

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,

Belize, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname,

Trinidad and Tobago

9 SPs - have


some of the Initial

Measures

Chile, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,

Venezuela

15 SPs - have

implementing


all of the Initial

Measures

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Cuba, Grenada, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay,

Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint

Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay


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Eastern Europe (25 SPs): Status of Implementation


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2 SPs - have


some of the Initial

Measures

Armenia and Georgia

23 SPs - have

implementing


all of the Initial

Measures

Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,

Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic

of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,

Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine


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WEOG (29 SPs): Status of Implementation


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2 SPs - have


some of the Initial

Measures

Iceland and San Marino

27 SPs - have

implementing


all of the Initial

Measures

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,

Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands,

New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of

America


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Assessment of Current Status

Progress made in a number of aspects, but adoption of

national legislation is slow

A number of SPs are stuck “mid-stream”

Adoption of CWC implementing legislation is not considered a

priority by some SPs as there are other pressing priorities

Lack of full awareness and understanding, or even a lack of

agreement or coordination, among relevant stakeholders

Many SPs do not have sufficient technical expertise

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Achieving Full and Effective National Implementation

Assistance to SPs in drafting and adoption of CWC implementing

legislation through various capacity-building and outreach activities

Role of NA in fulfilling national obligation for adoption of

implementing measures is crucial, but need to engage other

stakeholders in legislative adoption process, particularly

parliamentarians

Need to address situation of small countries/SIDs

Need to follow through on adoption process and institutionalize a

feedback mechanism

Need to engage relevant international and regional organizations and

other SPs that can provide assistance in the development of draft

legislation and in awareness-raising

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Legislative Support Activities in 2016

Events Date Location Status

Legislative support/Enhancing

the NA

Internship Programme for Legal

Drafters and NA

Representatives

22-26 August

3-7 October

14-18 November

HQ, The Hague Implemented

Implemented

Implemented

Stakeholders Forum in Africa 8 – 11 November Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania

Implemented

Workshop for Legal Drafters and

NA Representatives from

Portuguese- Speaking Countries

in Africa

6-9 December Luanda, Angola Ongoing

CSP-21 Side Event: Forum for

States Parties on the Adoption

of National Implementing

Legislation

29 November World Forum, The

Hague

Ongoing

Mentorship/Partnership:

Brazil/Angola

Peru/El Salvador

Switzerland/Namibia

UK/Malawi

Ongoing/Implemented


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Proposed Legislative Support Activities in 2017

Events Date/Location

Internship Programme for Legal Drafters and NA

Representatives (3)

March, August and

October 2017;OPCW

HQ, The Hague

Stakeholders Forum (3)

TBD

Mentorship/Partnership (4)

TBD

Influential Visitors Programme (3) TBD

Legal Workshop for States Parties in the Caribbean

and Central America

TBD

Legal workshops and outreach activities TBD


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