Twentieth Session of the Conference of States Parties
Documents

Conference Room Papers

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑20/DEC/CRP.3 Draft Decision: Draft Programme and Budget for 2016 22 October 2015
C‑20/CRP.1 EC‑79/5 Draft Report of the OPCW on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction in 2014 9 July 2015

Notes by the Director-General

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C‑20/DG.17 Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Conference of the States Parties at its Twentieth Session 30 November 2015
C‑20/DG.15 Engaging the Chemical Industry Associations 2015 16 November 2015
EC‑80/DG.14 C‑20/DG.11 Overview of the Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31 July 2015 10 September 2015
EC‑80/DG.15 C‑20/DG.12 Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31 July 2015: Article VII - Initial Measures 10 September 2015
EC‑80/DG.16 C‑20/DG.13 Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 31 July 2015: Additional Measures for States Parties That Possess Industrial Facilities Which Are Declarable Under the Convention 10 September 2015
EC‑80/DG.12 C‑20/DG.10 Status of Implementation of the International Support Network for Victims of Chemical Weapons 9 September 2015
EC‑80/DG.10 C‑20/DG.8 Progress Made and Review of the Status of the Implementation of Article XI of the Chemical Weapons Convention 8 September 2015
EC‑80/DG.1 C‑20/DG.4 Financial Statements of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Report of the External Auditor for the Year Ending 31 December 2014 13 July 2015

Conference of the States Parties

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑20/5 Report of the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November - 4 December 2015 4 December 2015
C‑20/4 Report of the OPCW on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction in 2014 2 December 2015
C‑20/3 Report of the Credentials Committee on the Credentials of Representatives to the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/1* Provisional Agenda for the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 9 July 2015

Information Series

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C‑20/INF.03/REV.3 List of Participants of the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 25 December 2015
C‑20/INF.4 Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Ambassador Francesco Azzarello of Italy to the Twentieth Session of the Conference of States Parties on the Report of the Executive Council on the Performance of its Activities 2 December 2015
C‑20/INF.1 Annotated Provisional Agenda for the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties, 30 November - 4 December 2015 16 November 2015
C‑20/INF.2* Tentative Programme of Work for the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties, 30 November - 4 December 2015 16 November 2015

National Statements

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C‑20/NAT.02/REV.2 Joint Paper by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain a 3 December 2015

Africa

Document Symbol Title Date
Nigeria: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.29 Tunisia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Algeria: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Burundi: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Zimbabwe: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015

Asia

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India: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.49 Iran: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C.20/NAT.8 Pakistan: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.57 Sri Lanka: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Indonesia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.30 Bangladesh: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.34 Malaysia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Korea: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Myanmar: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.11 Singapore: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Qatar: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.24 China: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Iran: Statement on behalf of the Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement and China at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Saudi Arabia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.5 Nepal: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.52 Japan: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015

Eastern Europe

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C‑20/NAT.55 Czech Republic: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.15 Hungary: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.44 Belarus: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Albania: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.50 Poland: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Lithuania: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Ukraine: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015

Latin America and the Caribbean

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C‑20/NAT.13 Cuba: Promotion of International Cooperation for Peaceful Purposes in the Field of Chemical Activities (Agenda Item 17) 3 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.40 Cuba: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties on the Implementation of Article XI of the Convention 3 December 2015
Venezuela: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Nicaragua: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.41 Peru: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Mexico: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Argentina: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.33 Brazil: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.39 Cuba: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.22 Costa Rica: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.47 Chile: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Colombia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.21 Guatemala: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Uruguay: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
Colombia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015

Western European and Other States

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C‑20/NAT.20 USA: Statement to the OPCW at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of States Parties Regarding the Cash Situation and the Use of the Working Capital Fund 3 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.32 Australia: Statement by the Delegation of Australia at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties on the Joint Paper entitled "Aerosolisation of Central Nervous System-Acting Chemicals for Law Enforcement Purposes" 3 December 2015
Denmark: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.45 Luxembourg: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
New Zealand: Statement to the 20th Conference of States Parties 1 December 2015
United States of America: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.19 USA: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.9 Norway: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.12 Ireland: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
Australia: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.18 Finland: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.16 Netherlands: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.31 Australia: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr Brett Mason Permanent Representative of Australia to the OPCW at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.10 Switzerland: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.28 France: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.17 Sweden: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.59 Turkey: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties. 30 November 2015
C‑20/NAT.46 Luxembourg: Statement on behalf of the European Union Delivered by Mr Jacek Bylica, Principal Advisor and Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties Executive Council 30 November 2015
United Kingdom: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015

Signatory States

Title Date
Israel: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 1 December 2015

NGO and Industry Statements

Document Symbol Title Date
ICCSS: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
UNBS: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
IDUM: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Bradford University: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Kenyatta University: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
ICRC: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Bulent Ecevit University: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Pakistan House: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
ODVCW: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
C‑20/NAT.61 International Committee of the Red Cross: Statement at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
IDSA: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
SCWVS: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
ArgIQ: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Green Cross International: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
MEF University: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
Colorado Citizens’ Advisory Commission: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
SSPC: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015
ISS: Statement at the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2015

Decisions

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑20/DEC.9 Establishment of an Advisory Board on Education and Outreach 3 December 2015
C‑20/DEC.7 Scale of Assessments for 2016 3 December 2015
C‑20/DEC.10 Proposal for the Establishment of an OPCW Day 3 December 2015
C‑20/DEC.8 Write-Offs of Irrecoverable Accounts Receivable and of Losses of Assets 3 December 2015
C‑20/DEC.11 Establishment of a Special Fund for OPCW Special Missions and Withholding of the Distribution of the Cash Surplus for 2013 3 December 2015
C‑20/DEC.6 Programme and Budget of the OPCW for 2016 3 December 2015
C.20/DEC.5 Designation of Laboratories for the Analysis of Authentic Biomedical Samples and Guidelines for the Conduct of Biomedical Proficiency Tests 2 December 2015
C.20/DEC.4 Additional Guidelines on the Designation of Laboratories for the Analysis of Authentic Samples - Recognition of the Analysis of Authentic Samples by Designated Laboratories for the Retention of their Designation Status 2 December 2015
C.20/DEC.3 Attendance and Participation by Non-Governmental Organisations at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C.20/DEC.2 Attendance and Participation by the Chemical Industry and the Scientific Community at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015
C.20/DEC.1 Attendance by International Organisations, Specialised Agencies, and Other International Bodies at the Twentieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 30 November 2015