CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION — Rwanda law | Esheria

CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

States must never develop, use, transfer, or help with chemical weapons, and must destroy chemical weapons and production facilities they control or possess.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
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Status
In force
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Language
mul
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About this statute

States must never develop, use, transfer, or help with chemical weapons, and must destroy chemical weapons and production facilities they control or possess. This article defines key terms used in the Convention, including chemical weapons, toxic chemicals, precursors, production facilities, and permitted purposes. Each State Party must send declarations to the Organization within 30 days after the Convention starts to apply to it. States Party must apply these rules to chemical weapons they hold or control, allow verification, destroy them on schedule, and report on destruction. States Parties must pay chemical-weapons destruction and verification costs, and members in arrears can lose voting rights.