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 VI : Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in accordance with Article VI

Regime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilities related to such Chemicals

D. Declarations

Other facilities referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11

Purchase

17.

For each facility, a State Party shall provide the Technical Secretariat with the name, location and a detailed technical description of the facility or its relevant part(s) as requested by the Technical Secretariat. The facility producing Schedule 1 chemicals for protective purposes shall be specifically identified. For existing facilities, this initial declaration shall be provided not later than 30 days after this Convention enters into force for the State Party. Initial declarations on new facilities shall be provided not less than 180 days before operations are to begin.

18.	Each State Party shall give advance notification to the Technical Secretariat of planned changes related to the initial declaration. The notification shall be submitted not less than 180 days before the changes are to take place.

19.	Each State Party shall, for each facility, make a detailed annual declaration regarding the activities of the facility for the previous year. The declaration shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the end of that year and shall include:

(a)	Identification of the facility;

(b)	For each Schedule 1 chemical the following information:

(i)	The chemical name, structural formula and Chemical Abstracts Service registry number, if assigned;

(ii)	The quantity produced and, in case of production for protective purposes, methods employed;

(iii)

The name and quantity of precursors listed in Schedules 1, 2, or 3, used for production of Schedule 1 chemicals;

(iv)	The quantity consumed at the facility and the purpose of the consumption;

(v)	The quantity transferred to other facilities within the State Party. For each transfer the quantity, recipient and purpose should be included;

(vi)	The maximum quantity stored at any time during the year; and

(vii)

The quantity stored at the end of the year; and

(c)	Information on any changes at the facility or its relevant parts during the year compared to previously submitted detailed technical description of the facility.

20.	Each State Party shall, for each facility, make a detailed annual declaration regarding the projected activities and the anticipated production at the facility for the coming year. The declaration shall be submitted not less than 90 days before the beginning of that year and shall include:

(a)	Identification of the facility;

(b)	For each Schedule 1 chemical the following information:

(i)	The chemical name, structural formula and Chemical Abstracts Service registry number, if assigned; and

(ii)	The quantity anticipated to be produced, the time periods when the production is anticipated to take place and the purposes of the production; and

(c)	Information on any anticipated changes at the facility or its relevant parts, during the year compared to previously submitted detailed technical descriptions of the facility.