The OPCW and the Government of Poland organised the 11th Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Eastern Europe from 8 – 10 May 2012 in Warsaw. The meeting was attended by 23 participants from 21 States Parties.*
The annual meeting provided a forum to review and discuss issues related to the practical implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and an opportunity for interaction among the National Authorities to foster regional cooperation.
The programme focussed on recent developments, including management of chemical safety and security; implementation of Article VI of the Convention; the transfers regime of the Convention, with a special focus on transfer discrepancies; and the OPCW’s voluntary guidelines for the declaration of import and export data for Schedule 2 and 3 chemicals, inter alia. The meeting provided a forum for the National Authorities to share their experiences and best practices regarding the transfers regime in Eastern Europe.
* Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia , Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland.