Documents Issued by the Technical Secretariat
2017

2017

Document Symbol Title Date
S/1564/2017/Corr.1 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Needs Statement for Upgrading the OPCW Chemical Laboratory to a Centre for Chemistry and Technology - Corrigendum 3 January 2018
S/1564/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Needs Statement for Upgrading the OPCW Chemical Laboratory to a Centre for Chemistry and Technology 22 December 2017
S/1563/2017 Note by the Director-General: Tentative Schedule for Official OPCW Proficiency Tests in 2018 and 2019 21 December 2017
S/1562/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Conference on “The Chemical Weapons Convention in 2017: What are the Boundaries to its Future Evolution?” 15 December 2017
S/1561/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Request from the Director-General to States Parties for Voluntary Contributions to a New Trust Fund for Upgrading the OPCW Chemical Laboratory to a Centre for Chemistry and Technology 8 December 2017
S/1557/2017 Call for Nominations for a Seminar on the Chemical Weapons Convention and Chemical Safety and Security Management for Member States of the OPCW in the Asia Region, Doha Regional Centre for CBRN Training, Doha, Qatar, 26-28 February 2018 21 November 2017
S/1558/2017 Call for Nominations for the Seventh Regional Basic Training Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents for States Parties in Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 9-13 April 2018 21 November 2017
S/1555/2017 Invitation to Apply for Two Parallel Courses: Wuppertal Annual Course on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Chemical Process Industries Wuppertal, Germany, 24-28 September 2018 14 November 2017
S/1550/2017 Call for Nominations for the Third Official OPCW Biomedical Proficiency Test 8 November 2017
S/1552/2017 Invitation to Apply for an Analytical Chemistry Course Under the OPCW Programme to Strengthen Cooperation with Africa on the Chemical Weapons Convention Pretoria, South Africa, 7 - 18 May 2018 8 November 2017
S/1549/2017 Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, 30 November 2017 6 November 2017
S/1548/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding An Alleged Incident in Ltamenah, the Syrian Arab Republic, 30 March 2017 2 November 2017
S/1498/2017/Corr.1 Report of the Forty-Fifth Meeting of the Validation Group for the Updating of the OPCW Central Analytical Database, 29 and 30 March 2017 - Corrigendum 1 November 2017
S/1539/2017/Corr.1 Call for Nominations for a Regional Workshop on Chemistry, Security and Environmental Protection for GRULAC Member States, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 and 12 December 2017- Corrigendum 18 October 2017
S/1547/2017 Invitation to Apply to the Associate Programme 2018 18 October 2017
S/1543/2017 Status of Submission of Annual Declarations regarding Projected Activities and Anticipated Production in 2018 at Schedule 1 Facilities 16 October 2017
S/1541/2017 Request by the Syrian Arab Republic for Assistance in the Destruction of its Chemical Weapons Production Facilities 9 October 2017
S/1451/2017/Rev.1 Call for Nominations for a Training Workshop in Russian on Best Practises for Developing the Responsible Care Programme for the Chemical Industry to be held at the D. Mendeleev University, Moscow, Russian Federation 13-17 November 2017 6 October 2017
S/1539/2017 Regional Workshop on Chemistry for Safety, Security and Environmental Protection for GRULAC Member States, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 and 12 December 2017 5 October 2017
S/1538/2017 Call for Nominations for an Exercise on Analysis on Protein Biotoxins 4 October 2017
S/1533/2017 Update on Events Organised by the Technical Secretariat in the Area of International Cooperation and Assistance May to August 2017 4 October 2017
S/1537/2017 Summary of Verification Activities for 2016 19 September 2017
S/1525/2017/Rev.1 Update on the Secure Information Exchange System 19 September 2017
S/1534/2017 Results of the Survey on Biomediated Processes 14 September 2017
S/1553/2017 Proposed Amendments to the OPCW Financial Regulations and Rules 14 September 2017
S/1529/2017/Corr.1 Status of Laboratories Designated for Analysis of Authentic Environmental Samples-Corrigendum 8 September 2017
S/1532/2017 OPCW Calendar for September to December 2017 5 September 2017
S/1531/2017 Seventh Survey on the Implementation of Decision C-14/DEC.4: Guidelines Regarding Low-concentration Limits for Declarations of Schedule 2A and 2A* Chemicals 4 September 2017
S/1528/2017 Evaluation of the Results of the Forty-First Official OPCW Proficiency Test 31 August 2017
S/1529/2017 Status of Laboratories Designated for Analysis of Authentic Environmental Samples 31 August 2017
S/1530/2017 Participation of the OPCW in the United Nations Volunteers Programme 31 August 2017
S/1527/2017 Invitation to Apply for a Fellowship in Organic Chemistry Skills Development to be held at The Spiez Laboratory, Switzerland in 2018 30 August 2017
S/1526/2017 Call for Nominations for a Regional Table‑Top Exercise in Chemical Emergency Response for States Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico City, Mexico 6 – 10 November 2017 23 August 2017
S/1525/2017 Update on the Secure Information Exchange System 16 August 2017
S/1517/2017/Rev.1 Call for Nominations for the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of National Authorities The Hague, the Netherlands 22 – 24 November 2017 1 August 2017
S/1522/2017 Call for Nominations for the Forty-Second Official OPCW Proficiency Test 1 August 2017
S/1520/2017 Call for Nominations for a Workshop on Green and Sustainable Chemistry in the Context of the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands, 16 and 17 November 2017 24 July 2017
S/1519/2017 Procedures for the Evaluation of Data to be Included in the OPCW Central Analytical Database 21 July 2017
S/1516/2017 Status of the Laboratories Designated for the Analysis of Authentic Biomedical Samples 11 July 2017
S/1515/2017 Evaluation of the Results of the Second Official OPCW Biomedical Proficiency Test 11 July 2017
S/1513/2017 Implementation of the Junior Professional Officer Programme at the OPCW 10 July 2017
S/1512/2017 Upgrading the OPCW Chemical Laboratory to a Centre for Chemistry and Technology 10 July 2017
S/1511/2017 Survey on the Implementation of National Measures regarding the Collection and Declaration of Import and Export Data for Schedule 2 and 3 Chemicals 5 July 2017
S/1509/2017 Invitation to Apply for the Seoul Workshop on the Peaceful Development and Use of Chemistry for Member States of the OPCW in the Asian Region Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1–3 November 2017 23 June 2017
S/1508/2017 Invitation to Submit Nominations for a Seminar on Advanced Chemical Safety and Security Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18–19 October 2017 22 June 2017
S/1506/2017 Invitation to Apply for a Forum on the Peaceful Uses of Chemistry Developing a Chemical Cradle-to-Grave Responsibility Culture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18-20 September 2017 22 June 2017
S/1507/2017 Request for Nominations for External Auditor of the OPCW 22 June 2017
S/1505/2017 Nominations for a Training Course for Representatives of National Authorities of States Parties on Fulfilling Article VI Obligations (Declarations and Inspections) Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands 18– 22 September 2017 21 June 2017
S/1504/2017 Update on Events Organised by the Technical Secretariat in the Area of International Cooperation and Assistance, January to April 2017 16 June 2017
S/1503/2017 Electronic Submission of Annual Declarations on Past Activities as at 31 May 2017 16 June 2017
S/1501/2017 Call for Nominations for a Course on Analytical Skills Development at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) Umeå, Sweden, 21 August – 1 September 2017 12 June 2017
S/1500/2017 Call for Nominations for a Seminar on the Chemical Weapons Convention and Chemical Safety and Security Management for Member States of the OPCW in the Grulac Region Mexico City, Mexico 17–19 July 2017 31 May 2017
S/1499/2017 Invitation to Apply for an Executive Programme on Integrated Chemicals Management, Shanghai, China, 29 August – 1 September 2017 31 May 2017
S/1498/2017 Report of the Forty-Fifth Meeting of the Validation Group for the Updating of the OPCW Central Analytical Database, 29 and 30 March 2017 15 May 2017
S/1496/2017 OPCW Calendar for June to December 2017 10 May 2017
S/1494/2017 Call for Nominations for a Course on Medical Aspects of Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons, Xi'an, China, 18–22 September 2017 8 May 2017
S/1492/2017 Training Opportunity for Officials: The Asser Institute's Eighth Annual Summer Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a Changing World, The Hague, the Netherlands, 3-8 September 2017 4 May 2017
S/1491/2017 Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incident of 16 September 2016 as Reported in the Note Verbale of the Syrian Arab Republic Number 113 dated 29 November 2016 1 May 2017
S/1489/2017 Submission of Annual Declarations on Past Activities in 2015 & 2016, on Projected Activities & Anticipated Production for 2017 at Schedule 1 Facilities, & on Anticipated Activities at Schedule 2 & Schedule 3 Plant Sites for 2017 as at 31 March 2017 21 April 2017
S/1488/2017 Call for Nominations for a Basic Course on Assistance and Protection, Spiez, Switzerland, 3–7 July 2017 20 April 2017
S/1484/2017 Call for Nominations for the Seventeenth Annual Workshop to Coordinate Assistance and Protection Under Article X of the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands, 28-30 June 2017 11 April 2017
S/1485/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Programme Performance for the Year 2016 11 April 2017
S/1483/2017 Note by the Technical Secretariat: Needs Assessment and Compilation of Tools, Guidance, and Best Practices on Chemical Safety and Security Management 30 March 2017
S/1482/2017 Evaluation of the Results of the Fortieth Official OPCW Proficiency Test 29 March 2017
S/1481/2017 Status of Laboratories Designated for the Analysis of Authentic Samples 29 March 2017
S/1479/2017 Call for Nominations for an OPCW Assistance and Protection Training Course for Instructors from Latin American and Caribbean States Parties, Madrid, Spain, 25 September – 4 October 2017 27 March 2017
S/1480/2017 Call for Nominations for the Sixth OPCW Assistance and Protection Training Course for Instructors, The Hague, the Netherlands, 6 – 13 September 2017 27 March 2017
S/1478/2017 Call for Nominations for the Sixth Regional Basic Training Course on Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons for States Parties in Asia, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 22 -26 May 2017 20 March 2017
S/1477/2017 Call for Nominations for the Fifth Training in Conducting Sampling and Analysis in a Highly Contaminated Environment Training Course Czestochowa, Poland, 29 May - 2 June 2017 14 March 2017
S/1475/2017 Call for Nominations for the Eighteenth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 13-15 June 2017 3 March 2017
S/1473/2017 Call for Nominations for a Seminar on the Chemical Weapons Convention and Chemical Safety and Security Management for Member States of the OPCW in the African Region, Algiers, Algeria, 15-17 May 2017 2 March 2017
S/1474/2017 Call for Nominations for the Fifteenth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Africa, Banjul, The Gambia, 18 - 20 July 2017 2 March 2017
S/1470/2017 Call for Nominations for the Fifteenth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 16-18 May 2017 22 February 2017
S/1471/2017 Call for Nominations for a Joint Basic and Advanced Course on Assistance and Protection for Russian-Speaking Participants, Svetlaya Roshcha, Belarus, 15-24 May 2017 22 February 2017
S/1469/2017 Call for Nominations For the Sixteenth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Eastern Europe, Tbilisi, Georgia, 3-5 May 2017 22 February 2017
S/1467/2017 Call for Nominations for an Assistance and Protection Course for Instructors, Czech Republic, Lázně Bohdaneč, 17–25 May 2017 17 February 2017
S/1466/2017 Call for Nominations for a Workshop on Policy and Diplomacy For Scientists: Introduction to Responsible Research Practices in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, Trieste, Italy 12-15 September 2017 16 February 2017
S/1465/2017 Course for Member States in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region on Chemical Safety and Security Management in Laboratories, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24-28 April 2017 15 February 2017
S/1464/2017 Call for Nominations for a Training-of-Trainers Course for Representatives of Customs Training Institutions on Technical Aspects of the Transfers Regime of the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands 20 - 23 June 2017 14 February 2017
S/1463/2017 Course for Member States in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region on the Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention in the Framework of OPCW Proficiency Testing, Madrid, Spain, 5-16 June 2017 14 February 2017
S/1459/2017 Call for Nominations for an International Course on Emergency Medical Assistance for the Victims of Chemical Incidents or Attacks Madrid, Spain 20 - 23 June 2017 6 February 2017
S/1461/2017 Report on the Performance of the Revised Methodology for the Selection of Other Chemical Production Facilities for Inspection 6 February 2017
S/1458/2017 Call for Nominations for a Symposium on Women in Chemistry and a Basic Analytical Chemistry Course for Women Chemists, The Hague and Rijswijk, the Netherlands, 2–5 May 2017 6 February 2017
S/1457/2017 Call for Nominations for a Basic Course for Personnel of National Authorities Involved in the National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, The Hague, the Netherlands, 3 - 7 April 2017 6 February 2017
S/1460/2017 OPCW Calendar for March to December 2017 6 February 2017
S/1456/2017 Call for Nominations for the Forty-First Official OPCW Proficiency Test 1 February 2017
S/1455/2017 Call for Expressions of Interest for the Mentorship/Partnership Programme for National Authorities of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention 2017 24 January 2017
S/1454/2017 Invitation to Apply for Two Research Fellowships in Analytical Chemistry Skills Development to be Held at the VERIFIN Laboratory, Finland, in 2017 20 January 2017
S/1453/2017 Invitation to Submit Nominations for a Seminar on Chemical Safety and Security Management for African Member States of the OPCW, Kampala, Uganda, 27-29 March 2017 20 January 2017
S/1452/2017 Call for Nominations to the Scientific Advisory Board 18 January 2017
S/1448/2017 Call for Nominations for an Assistance and Protection Course for Experts, Zemianske Kostol'any, Slovakia, 27 March – 6 April 2017 12 January 2017
S/1451/2017/Rev.1 Call for Nominations for a Training Workshop in Russian on Best Practices to Develop the Responsible Care® Programme for the Chemical Industry to be held at the D. Mendeleev University, Moscow, Russian Federation, 13-17 November 2017 6 January 2017
S/1447/2017 Release of the OPCW Central Analytical Database on DVD 5 January 2017
S/1558/2017* NOTE BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE SEVENTH REGIONAL BASIC TRAINING COURSE ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL INCIDENTS FOR STATES PARTIES IN ASIA KATHMANDU, NEPAL 9 – 13 APRIL 2018
Call for Nominations for a Training Workshop in Russian on Best Practises for Developing the Responsible Care Programme for the Chemical Industry to be held at the D. Mendeleev University, Moscow, Russian Federation 13-17 November 2017