Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CWC
gptkbp:category Arms control treaty
United Nations treaty
Treaty entered into force in 1997
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 29 April 1997
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons
gptkbp:headquartersOfOPCW gptkb:The_Hague,_Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:numberOfStatesParties 193
gptkbp:openForSignature 13 January 1993
gptkbp:prohibits use of chemical weapons
development of chemical weapons
acquisition of chemical weapons
production of chemical weapons
retention of chemical weapons
stockpiling of chemical weapons
transfer of chemical weapons
assistance to anyone engaged in prohibited activities
gptkbp:purpose elimination of chemical weapons
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Geneva_Protocol
gptkb:Biological_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:requires destruction of chemical weapons
verification of compliance
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Chemical_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:signedBy 13 January 1993
gptkbp:website https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Treaties_of_Belarus
gptkb:Treaties_of_Bahrain
gptkb:Treaties_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7