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The preparatory commission

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States)
OSTI ID:6680179

If the negotiators in Geneva were the architects of the Chemical Weapons Convention, then the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom) is the construction crew. The PrepCom is responsible for creating the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and its Technical Secretariat, the Convention's monitoring agency. This article describes the agenda of the PrepCom. Estimates are given for the cost of a year of OPCW operations. The organizational structure of the PrepCom is described.

OSTI ID:
6680179
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States) Vol. 49:3; ISSN BASIAP; ISSN 0096-5243
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English