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CHAPTER XXVI

DISARMAMENT

3. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

Geneva, 3 September 1992

Entry into force

29 April 1997, in accordance with article XXI(1).

Registration

29 April 1997, No. 33757

Status

Signatories : 165. Parties : 193

Text

Certified true copy

United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1975, p. 45; and depositary notifications C.N.246.1994.TREATIES-5 of 31 August 1994 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original of the Convention: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts); C.N.359.1994.TREATIES-8 of 27 January 1995 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original of the Convention: Spanish text); C.N.454.1995.TREATIES-12 of 2 February 1996 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original of the Convention: Arabic and Russian texts); C.N.916.1999.TREATIES-7 of 8 October 1999 [acceptance of amendment for a change to Section B of Part VI of the Annex on Implementation and Verification (“Verification Annex"), effective 31 October 1999] and C.N.610.2005.TREATIES-4 of 29 July 2005 [Approval of changes to Part V of the Annex on Implementation and Verification ("Verification Annex")]; and C.N.157.2000.TREATIES-1 of 13 March 2000 [acceptance of corrections to amendments, effective 9 March 2000]; C.N.86.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.3 of 23 April 2020 (Approval of changes to Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals).

Note

At its 635th plenary meeting on 3 September 1992 held in Geneva, the Conference on Disarmament adopted the “Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Chemical Weapons to the Conference on Disarmament”, including the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, contained in the Appendix to the Report. At its 47th session held in New York, the General Assembly, by resolution A/RES/47/39¹ adopted on 30 November 1992, commended the Convention. In the same resolution, the General Assembly also welcomed the invitation of the President of the French Republic to participate in a ceremony to sign the Convention in Paris on 13 January 1993 and requested the Secretary-General, as Depositary of the Convention, to open it for signature in Paris on that date. The Convention was opened for signature in Paris, from 13 January to 15 January 1993. Thereafter, it remained open for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York, until its entry into force, in accordance with article XVIII.

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession(a), Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Afghanistan	14 Jan 1993	24 Sep 2003
Albania	14 Jan 1993	11 May 1994
Algeria	13 Jan 1993	14 Aug 1995
Andorra		27 Feb 2003 a
Angola		16 Sep 2015 a
Antigua and Barbuda		29 Aug 2005 a
Argentina	13 Jan 1993	2 Oct 1995
Armenia	19 Mar 1993	27 Jan 1995
Australia	13 Jan 1993	6 May 1994
Austria	13 Jan 1993	17 Aug 1995
Azerbaijan	13 Jan 1993	29 Feb 2000
Bahamas	2 Mar 1994	21 Apr 2009
Bahrain	24 Feb 1993	28 Apr 1997
Bangladesh	14 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997
Barbados		7 Mar 2007 a
Belarus	14 Jan 1993	11 Jul 1996
Belgium	13 Jan 1993	27 Jan 1997
Belize		1 Dec 2003 a
Benin	14 Jan 1993	14 May 1998
Bhutan	24 Apr 1997	18 Aug 2005
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	14 Jan 1993	14 Aug 1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16 Jan 1997	25 Feb 1997
Botswana		31 Aug 1998 a
Brazil	13 Jan 1993	13 Mar 1996
Brunei Darussalam	13 Jan 1993	28 Jul 1997
Bulgaria	13 Jan 1993	10 Aug 1994
Burkina Faso	14 Jan 1993	8 Jul 1997
Burundi	15 Jan 1993	4 Sep 1998
Cabo Verde	15 Jan 1993	10 Oct 2003
Cambodia	15 Jan 1993	19 Jul 2005
Cameroon	14 Jan 1993	16 Sep 1996
Canada	13 Jan 1993	26 Sep 1995
Central African Republic	14 Jan 1993	20 Sep 2006
Chad	11 Oct 1994	13 Feb 2004
Chile	14 Jan 1993	12 Jul 1996
China	13 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997
Colombia	13 Jan 1993	5 Apr 2000
Comoros	13 Jan 1993	18 Aug 2006
Congo	15 Jan 1993	4 Dec 2007
Cook Islands	14 Jan 1993	15 Jul 1994
Costa Rica	14 Jan 1993	31 May 1996
Côte d'Ivoire	13 Jan 1993	18 Dec 1995
Croatia	13 Jan 1993	23 May 1995
Cuba	13 Jan 1993	29 Apr 1997
Cyprus	13 Jan 1993	28 Aug 1998
Czech Republic	14 Jan 1993	6 Mar 1996
Democratic Republic of the Congo	14 Jan 1993	12 Oct 2005
Denmark	14 Jan 1993	13 Jul 1995
Djibouti	28 Sep 1993	25 Jan 2006
Dominica	2 Aug 1993	12 Feb 2001
Dominican Republic	13 Jan 1993	27 Mar 2009
Ecuador	14 Jan 1993	6 Sep 1995
El Salvador	14 Jan 1993	30 Oct 1995
Equatorial Guinea	14 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997
Eritrea		14 Feb 2000 a
Estonia	14 Jan 1993	26 May 1999
Eswatini	23 Sep 1993	20 Nov 1996
Ethiopia	14 Jan 1993	13 May 1996
Fiji	14 Jan 1993	20 Jan 1993
Finland	14 Jan 1993	7 Feb 1995
France	13 Jan 1993	2 Mar 1995
Gabon	13 Jan 1993	8 Sep 2000
Gambia	13 Jan 1993	19 May 1998
Georgia	14 Jan 1993	27 Nov 1995
Germany	13 Jan 1993	12 Aug 1994
Ghana	14 Jan 1993	9 Jul 1997
Greece	13 Jan 1993	22 Dec 1994
Grenada	9 Apr 1997	3 Jun 2005
Guatemala	14 Jan 1993	12 Feb 2003
Guinea	14 Jan 1993	9 Jun 1997
Guinea-Bissau	14 Jan 1993	20 May 2008
Guyana	6 Oct 1993	12 Sep 1997
Haiti	14 Jan 1993	22 Feb 2006
Holy See	14 Jan 1993	12 May 1999
Honduras	13 Jan 1993	29 Aug 2005
Hungary	13 Jan 1993	31 Oct 1996
Iceland	13 Jan 1993	28 Apr 1997
India	14 Jan 1993	3 Sep 1996
Indonesia	13 Jan 1993	12 Nov 1998
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	13 Jan 1993	3 Nov 1997
Iraq		13 Jan 2009 a
Ireland	14 Jan 1993	24 Jun 1996
Israel	13 Jan 1993
Italy	13 Jan 1993	8 Dec 1995
Jamaica	18 Apr 1997	8 Sep 2000
Japan	13 Jan 1993	15 Sep 1995
Jordan		29 Oct 1997 a
Kazakhstan	14 Jan 1993	23 Mar 2000
Kenya	15 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997
Kiribati		7 Sep 2000 a
Kuwait	27 Jan 1993	29 May 1997
Kyrgyzstan	22 Feb 1993	29 Sep 2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic	13 May 1993	25 Feb 1997
Latvia	6 May 1993	23 Jul 1996
Lebanon		20 Nov 2008 a
Lesotho	7 Dec 1994	7 Dec 1994
Liberia	15 Jan 1993	23 Feb 2006
Libya		6 Jan 2004 a
Liechtenstein	21 Jul 1993	24 Nov 1999
Lithuania	13 Jan 1993	15 Apr 1998
Luxembourg	13 Jan 1993	15 Apr 1997
Madagascar	15 Jan 1993	20 Oct 2004
Malawi	14 Jan 1993	11 Jun 1998
Malaysia	13 Jan 1993	20 Apr 2000
Maldives	4 Oct 1993	31 May 1994
Mali	13 Jan 1993	28 Apr 1997
Malta	13 Jan 1993	28 Apr 1997
Marshall Islands	13 Jan 1993	19 May 2004
Mauritania	13 Jan 1993	9 Feb 1998
Mauritius ²	14 Jan 1993	9 Feb 1993
Mexico	13 Jan 1993	29 Aug 1994
Micronesia (Federated States of)	13 Jan 1993	21 Jun 1999
Monaco	13 Jan 1993	1 Jun 1995
Mongolia	14 Jan 1993	17 Jan 1995
Montenegro ³		23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco	13 Jan 1993	28 Dec 1995
Mozambique		15 Aug 2000 a
Myanmar	14 Jan 1993	8 Jul 2015
Namibia	13 Jan 1993	24 Nov 1995
Nauru	13 Jan 1993	12 Nov 2001
Nepal	19 Jan 1993	18 Nov 1997
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ⁴	14 Jan 1993	30 Jun 1995
New Zealand	14 Jan 1993	15 Jul 1996
Nicaragua	9 Mar 1993	5 Nov 1999
Niger	14 Jan 1993	9 Apr 1997
Nigeria	13 Jan 1993	20 May 1999
Niue		21 Apr 2005 a
North Macedonia		20 Jun 1997 a
Norway	13 Jan 1993	7 Apr 1994
Oman	2 Feb 1993	8 Feb 1995
Pakistan	13 Jan 1993	28 Oct 1997
Palau		3 Feb 2003 a
Panama	16 Jun 1993	7 Oct 1998
Papua New Guinea	14 Jan 1993	17 Apr 1996
Paraguay	14 Jan 1993	1 Dec 1994
Peru	14 Jan 1993	20 Jul 1995
Philippines	13 Jan 1993	11 Dec 1996
Poland	13 Jan 1993	23 Aug 1995
Portugal	13 Jan 1993	10 Sep 1996
Qatar	1 Feb 1993	3 Sep 1997
Republic of Korea	14 Jan 1993	28 Apr 1997
Republic of Moldova	13 Jan 1993	8 Jul 1996
Romania	13 Jan 1993	15 Feb 1995
Russian Federation	13 Jan 1993	5 Nov 1997
Rwanda	17 May 1993	31 Mar 2004
Samoa	14 Jan 1993	27 Sep 2002
San Marino	13 Jan 1993	10 Dec 1999
Sao Tome and Principe		9 Sep 2003 A
Saudi Arabia	20 Jan 1993	9 Aug 1996
Senegal	13 Jan 1993	20 Jul 1998
Serbia ⁵		20 Apr 2000 a
Seychelles	15 Jan 1993	7 Apr 1993
Sierra Leone	15 Jan 1993	30 Sep 2004
Singapore	14 Jan 1993	21 May 1997
Slovakia	14 Jan 1993	27 Oct 1995
Slovenia	14 Jan 1993	11 Jun 1997
Solomon Islands		23 Sep 2004 a
Somalia		29 May 2013 a
South Africa	14 Jan 1993	13 Sep 1995
Spain	13 Jan 1993	3 Aug 1994
Sri Lanka	14 Jan 1993	19 Aug 1994
St. Kitts and Nevis	16 Mar 1994	21 May 2004
St. Lucia	29 Mar 1993	9 Apr 1997
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20 Sep 1993	18 Sep 2002
State of Palestine		29 Dec 2017 a
Sudan		24 May 1999 a
Suriname	28 Apr 1997	28 Apr 1997
Sweden	13 Jan 1993	17 Jun 1993
Switzerland	14 Jan 1993	10 Mar 1995
Syrian Arab Republic		14 Sep 2013 a
Tajikistan	14 Jan 1993	11 Jan 1995
Thailand	14 Jan 1993	10 Dec 2002
Timor-Leste		7 May 2003 a
Togo	13 Jan 1993	23 Apr 1997
Tonga		29 May 2003 a
Trinidad and Tobago		24 Jun 1997 a
Tunisia	13 Jan 1993	15 Apr 1997
Türkiye	14 Jan 1993	12 May 1997
Turkmenistan	12 Oct 1993	29 Sep 1994
Tuvalu		19 Jan 2004 a
Uganda	14 Jan 1993	30 Nov 2001
Ukraine	13 Jan 1993	16 Oct 1998
United Arab Emirates	2 Feb 1993	28 Nov 2000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⁶	13 Jan 1993	13 May 1996
United Republic of Tanzania	25 Feb 1994	25 Jun 1998
United States of America	13 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997
Uruguay	15 Jan 1993	6 Oct 1994
Uzbekistan	24 Nov 1995	23 Jul 1996
Vanuatu		16 Sep 2005 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	14 Jan 1993	3 Dec 1997
Viet Nam	13 Jan 1993	30 Sep 1998
Yemen	8 Feb 1993	2 Oct 2000
Zambia	13 Jan 1993	9 Feb 2001
Zimbabwe	13 Jan 1993	25 Apr 1997

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations
were made upon ratification, acceptance, accession or succession.)

Austria

Declaration:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Belgium

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

As a Member State of the European Community, the Government of Belgium will implement the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, in accordance with its obligations arising from the rules of the Treaties establishing the European Communities to the extent that such rules are applicable.

China

Upon signature:

Declarations:

" I. China has consistently stood for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all chemical weapons and their production facilities. The Convention constitutes the legal basis for the realization of this goal. China therefore supports the object and purpose and principles of the Convention.

II. The object and purpose and principles of the Convention should be strictly abided by. The relevant provisions on challenge inspection should not be abused to the detriment of the security interests of States Parties unrelated to chemical weapons. Otherwise, the universality of the Convention is bound to be adversely affected.

III. States Parties that have abandoned chemical weapons on the territories of other States parties should implement in earnest the relevant provisions of the Convention and undertake the obligation to destroy the abandoned chemical weapons.

IV. The Convention should effectively facilitate trade, scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation in the field of chemistry for peaceful purposes. All export controls inconsistent with the Convention should be abolished."

Upon ratification:

Declarations:

1. China has always stood for complete prohibition and thorough destruction of chemical weapons. As CWC has laid an international legal foundation for the realization of this goal, China supports the purpose, objectives and principles of the CWC.

2. China calls upon the countries with the largest chemical weapons arsenals to ratify CWC without delay with a view to attaining its purposes and objectives at an early date.

3. The purposes, objectives and principles of CWC should be strictly observed. The provisions concerning challenge inspection shall not be abused and the national security interests of States parties not related to chemical weapons shall not be compromised. China is firmly opposed to any act of abusing the verification provisions which endangers its sovereignty and security.

4. Any country which has abandoned chemical weapons on the territory of another country should effectively implement the relevant CWC provisions, undertake the obligations to destroy those chemical weapons and ensure the earliest complete destruction of all the chemical weapons it has abandoned on another state's territory.

5. CWC should play a sound role in promoting international trade, scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation for peaceful purposes in the field of chemical industry. It should become the effective legal basis for regulating trade and exchange among the states parties in the field of chemical industry.

Cuba

Declarations:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares, in conformity with article III (a) (iii) of the Convention, that there is a colonial enclave in its territory - the Guantanamo Naval Base - a part of Cuban national territory over which the Cuban State does not exercise its rightful jurisdiction, owing to its illegal occupation by the United States of America by reason of a deceitful and fraudulent Treaty.

Consequently, for the purposes of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Cuba does not assume any responsibility with respect to the aforesaid territory, since it does not know whether or not the United States has installed, possesses, maintains or intends to possess chemical weapons in the part of Cuban territory that it illegally occupies.

The Government of the Republic of Cuba also considers that it has the right to require that the entry of any inspection group mandated by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, to carry out in the territory of Guantanamo Naval Base the verification activities provided for in the Convention, should be effected through a point of entry in Cuban national territory to be determined by the Cuban Government.

The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that, under the provisions of article XI of the Convention, the unilateral application by a State party to the Convention against another State party of any restriction which would restrict or impede trade and the development and promotion of scientific and technological knowledge in the field of chemistry for industrial, agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical or other purposes not prohibited under the Convention, would be incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention.

The Government of Cuba designates the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, in its capacity as the national authority of the Republic of Cuba for the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, as the body of the central administration of the State responsible for organizing, directing, monitoring and supervising the activities aimed at preparing the Republic of Cuba to fulfil the obligations it is assuming as a State party to the aforementioned Convention.

Denmark

Upon signature:

Declaration:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

France

Upon signature:

Declaration:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Germany

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed uponratification:

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis , as the

one made by Belgium.]

Greece

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed uponratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Holy See

Declaration:

[...] the Holy See, in conformity with the nature and particular condition of Vatican City State, intends to renew its encouragement to the International Community to continue on the path towards a situation of general and complete disarmament, capable of promoting peace and cooperation at world level.

Dialogue and multilateral negotiation are essential values in this process. Through the instruments of international law, they facilitate the peaceful resolution of controversies and help better mutual understanding. In this way they promote the effective affirmation of the culture of life and peace.

While not possessing chemical weapons of any kind, the Holy See accedes to the solemn act of ratification of the Convention in order to lend its moral support to this important area of international relations which seeks to ban weapons which are particularly cruel and inhuman and aimed at producing long-term traumatic effects among the defenceless civilian population."

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Declarations:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, on the basis of the Islamic principles and beliefs, considers chemical weapons inhuman, and has consistently been on the vanguard of the international efforts to abolish these weapons and prevent their use.

1. The Islamic Consultative Assembly (the Parliament) of the Islamic Republic of Iran approved the bill presented by the Government to join the [said Convention] on 27 July 1997, and the Guardian Council found the legislation compatible with the Constitution and the Islamic Tenets on 30 July 1997, in accordance with its required Constitutional process. The Islamic Consultative Assembly decided that:

The Government is hereby authorized, at an appropriate time, to accede to the [said Convention] - as annexed to this legislation and to deposit its relevant instrument.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must pursue in all negotiations and within the framework of the Organization of the Convention, the full and indiscriminate implementation of the Convention, particularly in the areas of inspection and transfer of technology and chemicals for peaceful purposes. In case the afore-mentioned requirements are not materialized, upon the recommendation of the Cabinet and approval of the Supreme National Security Council, steps aimed at withdrawing from the Convention will be put in motion.

2. The Islamic Republic of Iran attaches vital significance to the full, unconditional and indiscriminate implementation of all provisions of the Convention. It reserves the right to withdraw from the Convention under the following circumstances:

-- non-compliance with the principle of equal treatment of all States Parties in implementation of all relevant provisions of the Convention;

-- disclosure of its confidential information contrary to the provisions of the Convention;

-- imposition of restrictions incompatible with the obligations under the Convention.

3. As stipulated in article XI, exclusive and non-transparent regimesimpeding free international trade in chemicals and chemical technology for peaceful purposes should be disbanded. The Islamic Republic of Iran rejects any chemical export control mechanism not envisaged in the Convention.

4. The Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the sole international authority to determine the compliance of States Parties regarding chemical weapons. Accusations by States Parties against other States Parties in the absence of a determination of non-compliance by OPCW will seriously undermine the Convention and its repetition may make the Convention meaningless.

5. One of the objectives of the Convention as stipulated in its preamble is to `promote free trade in chemicals as well as international cooperation and exchange of scientific and technical information in the field of chemical activities for purposes not prohibited under the Convention in order to enhance the economic and technological development of all States Parties.' This fundamental objective of the Convention should be respected and embraced by all States Parties to the Convention. Any form of undermining, either in words or in action, of this overriding objective is considered by the Islamic Republic of Iran a grave breach of the provisions of the Convention.

6. In line with the provisions of the Convention regarding non-discriminatory treatment of States Parties:

- inspection equipment should be commercially available to all States Parties without condition or limitation.

- the OPCW should maintain its international character by ensuring fair and balanced geographical distribution of the personnel of its Technical Secretariat, provision of assistance to and cooperation with States Parties, and equitable membership of States Parties in subsidiary organs of the Organization,

7. The implementation of the Convention should contribute to international peace and security and should not in any way diminish or harm national security or territorial integrity of the States Parties."

Ireland

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed uponratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Italy

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Luxembourg

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Upon signature:

Declaration:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Pakistan

Declaration:

"1. Pakistan has consistently stood for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all chemical weapons and their production facilities. The Convention constitutes an international legal framework for the realization of this goal. Pakistan, therefore, supports the objectives and purposes of the Convention.

2. The objectives and purposes of the Convention must be strictly adhered to by all states. The relevant provisions on Challenge Inspections must not be abused to the detriment of the economic and security interests of the States Parties unrelated to chemical weapons. Otherwise, the universality and effectiveness of the Convention is bound to be jeopardized.

3. Abuse of the verification provisions of the Convention, for purposes unrelated to the Convention, will not be acceptable. Pakistan will never allow its sovereignty and national security to be compromised.

4. The Convention should effectively facilitate trade, scientific and technological exchanges and co-operation in the field of chemistry for peaceful purposes. All export control regimes inconsistent with the Convention must be abolished."

Portugal

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Spain

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

Sudan

Declaration of understanding:

“Firstly, the unilateral application by a State Party to the Convention, runs counter to the objectives and purposes of the Convention.

Secondly, the Convention must be fully and indiscriminately implemented particularly in the areas of inspection and transfer of technology for peaceful purposes.

Thirdly, no restrictions incompatible with the obligations under the Convention shall be imposed. Fourthly, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is the sole international authority to determine the compliance of States Parties with the provisions of the Convention."

Syrian Arab Republic

Declarations:

... shall comply with the stipulations contained [in the Convention] and observe them faithfully and sincerely, applying the Convention provisionally pending its entry into force for the Syrian Arab Republic. [The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic] also affirms the following:

The accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Convention shall not in any sense imply recognition of Israel, and shall not entail entering into any relations with Israel in the matters governed by the provisions thereof.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Upon signature:

Declaration:

[Same declaration , mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Belgium.]

United States of America

"Subject to the condition which relates to the Annex on Implementation and Verification, that no sample collected in the United States pursuant to the Convention will be transferred for analysis to any laboratory outside the territory of the United States."

End Note

1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh session, Supplement No. 49 (A/47/49), p. 54.
2On 9 January 2020, the Secretary-General received a communication from the Government of Mauritius relating to the Chagos Archipelago. See C.N.49.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.3 of 31 January 2020 for the text of the above-mentioned communication.
3See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
4For the Kingdom in Europe. On 28 April 1997: For the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
5See note 1 under “Serbia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
6On 26 October 2005, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland a notification stating that “... the United Kingdom’s ratification of the said Convention shall extend to the following territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible: Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey, Isle of Man, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, St Helena and Dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Turks and Caicos Islands.” In this regard, on 14 November 2005, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina, the following communcation: In that connection, the Argentine Republic rejects the declaration made by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland extending the territorial scope of the above-mentioned Convention1 to the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands which are an integral part of the Argentine national territory. It likewise rejects the British statement insofar as it refers to the intention to apply the said Convention to the so-called ‘British Antarctic Territory’ and affirms that that statement in no way affects the sovereign rights of the Argentine Republic over the Argentine Antarctic Sector which is an integral part of its national territory. In this connection, it is necessary to bear in mind the terms of article IV of the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959, to which the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom are party. The Argentine Republic also recalls that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas are an integral part of the Argentine national territory and, since they are being illegally o the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, they form the subject of a sovereignty dispute between both parties, a fact acknowledged by several international bodies. On this matter, the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted resolutions 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19 and 43/25, in which it recognizes the existence of the sovereignty dispute related to the ‘Question of the Malvinas Islands’ and urges the Governments of the Argentine Republic and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to resume negotiations with a view to finding a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the dispute as soon as possible. For its part, the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United Nations has repeatedly issued similar calls, most recently through the resolution adopted on 15 June 2005. The General Assembly of the Organization of American States also adopted a further declaration on the question on 7 June 2005. Further, on 29 December 2005, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Spain, the following communication with regard to the notification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the extension of the territorial application of the said Convention to Gibraltar: “...the Kingdom of Spain considers that such an extension has been made exclusively inasmuch as Gibraltar is a territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible and, therefore, falls within the category of "any place under [the] jurisdiction or control [of a State Party]", according to the terminology used in the Convention. Therefore, the Kingdom of Spain considers that the circulation of the United Kingdom's notification in the above-mentioned terms does not prejudge in any way either the legal status of the territory nor the sovereignty claims that the Kingdom of Spain consistently maintains with regard to Gibraltar. On 27 April 2006, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the following communication: “In accordance with instructions received from the Government, I have the honour to refer to the communication dated 30 November 2005 from the Government of Argentina to the United Nations relating to the extension of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction, to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are fully entitled to extend the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have no doubts about the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory, and their surrounding maritime areas, and reject the claim by the Government of Argentina to soverignty over those islands and areas and that the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are under illegal occupation by the United Kingdom.”

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