Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)

Notices

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

Annex on Implementation and Verification ("Verification Annex")

Part IV(A) : Destruction of Chemical Weapons and its Verification Pursuant to Article IV

C. Destruction

Detailed annual plans for destruction

Purchase

29.	The detailed annual plans for destruction shall be submitted to the Technical Secretariat not less than 60 days before each annual destruction period begins pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 7(a), and shall specify:

(a)	The quantity of each specific type of chemical weapon to be destroyed at each destruction facility and the inclusive dates when the destruction of each specific type of chemical weapon will be accomplished;

(b)	The detailed site diagram for each chemical weapons destruction facility and any changes to previously submitted diagrams; and

(c)

The detailed schedule of activities for each chemical weapons destruction facility for the upcoming year, identifying time required for design, construction or modification of the facility, installation of equipment, equipment check-out and operator training, destruction operations for each specific type of chemical weapon, and scheduled periods of inactivity.

30.	A State Party shall provide, for each of its chemical weapons destruction facilities, detailed facility information to assist the Technical Secretariat in developing preliminary inspection procedures for use at the facility.

31.	The detailed facility information for each destruction facility shall include the following information:

(a)	Name, address and location;

(b)	Detailed, annotated facility drawings;

(c)	Facility design drawings, process drawings, and piping and instrumentation design drawings;

(d)

Detailed technical descriptions, including design drawings and instrument specifications, for the equipment -required for: removing the chemical fill from the munitions, devices, and containers; temporarily storing the drained chemical fill; destroying the chemical agent; and destroying the munitions, devices, and containers;

(e)	Detailed technical descriptions of the destruction process, including material flow rates, temperatures and pressures, and designed destruction efficiency;

(f)	Design capacity for each specific type of chemical weapon;

(g)	A detailed description of the products of destruction and the method of their ultimate disposal;

(h)	A detailed technical description of measures to facilitate inspections in accordance with this Convention;

(i)

A detailed description of any temporary holding area at the destruction facility that will be used to provide chemical weapons directly to the destruction facility, including site and facility drawings and information on the storage capacity for each specific type of chemical weapon to be destroyed at the facility;

(j)	A detailed description of the safety and medical measures in force at the facility;

(k)	A detailed description of the living quarters and working premises for the inspectors; and

(l)	Suggested measures for international verification.

32.

A State Party shall provide, for each of its chemical weapons destruction facilities, the plant operations manuals, the safety and medical plans, the laboratory operations and quality assurance and control manuals, and the environmental permits that have been obtained, except that this shall not include material previously provided.

33.	A State Party shall promptly notify the Technical Secretariat of any developments that could affect inspection activities at its destruction facilities.

34.	Deadlines for submission of the information specified in paragraphs 30 to 32 shall be considered and approved by the Conference pursuant to Article VIII, paragraph 21(i).

35.

After a review of the detailed facility information for each destruction facility, the Technical Secretariat, if the need arises, shall enter into consultation with the State Party concerned in order to ensure that its chemical weapons destruction facilities are designed to assure the destruction of chemical weapons, to allow advanced planning on how verification measures may be applied and to ensure that the application of verification measures is consistent with proper facility operation, and that the facility operation allows appropriate verification.