Guides, handbooks and checklists
Introduction
This page contains links to a variety of guides, handbooks, checklists
and other documents, as well as web pages, which states may find useful
in implementing measures to meet their obligations under the major NBC treaties
and UN resolutions covered by the VERTIC NIM project.
States may also wish to refer to:
- The VERTIC national implementation fact sheet series
- the Counter-terrorism legislation and resources page for guides related
to counter-terrorism and money-laundering.
VERTIC Guide to national implementation of NBC obligations (forthcoming)
VERTIC’s Guide to national implementation of NBC obligations
is intended to help both policy-makers and legislative drafters
in states:
- to understand what measures they need to take at national level to comply
with their obligations under certain arms control and disarmament treaties,
norms and UN Security Council resolutions, and
- to help states identify sources of technical and legislative assistance
to help them draft and implement national measures.
It will be available to download for free.
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Nuclear, chemical and biological (NBC) weapons and materials
UN 1540 Committee
Guidelines for the preparation of national reports pursuant to
resolution 1540 (2004)
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Biological weapons
European Union Joint Action in Support of the Biological and Toxin Weapons
Convention (EUJA), Council of the European Union—BTWC Implementation
Assistance
EUJA guide to different types of national implementation legislation. This
web page looks at:
- penal provisions,
- transfer controls,
- law enforcement measures,
- customs regulations and
- regulation of permitted uses of biology and biotechnology
EUJA Checklist for legislative components (Obligations stemming from the
1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and UN Security Council Resolution
1540 (2004) (pertaining to biological weapons)
Model Strategy for Implementing BWC Obligations (BWC/MSP.2003/MX/WP.39,
22 August 2003) - Prepared by Australia
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Chemical weapons
International Implementation Assistance Programme (IAP)
IAP CWC Implementation Manual
CWC overview
Establishing a national authority
Glossary
Chemical products
Declarations
Import / Export
Inspections
Compliance activities
Outreach
Tools
IAP Implementation Software is available by following the link on the
home page of the IAP website: http://iap.cwc.gov/.
It is available to download for free.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Implementation Kit for the Chemical Weapons Convention - National Primary Legislation (LAO-September 2007)
2006 National Legislation Implementation Kit for the Chemical Weapons Convention with commentary
Drafting Subsidiary Regulations to Implement the Chemical Weapons Convention: Policy Considerations (August 2007)
Introduction to National Authorities
What to do before entry into force of the CWC: setting up a National Authority
National Authorities Information Pack (Edition 1, 2001)
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Checklist for the legislator: CWC National Implementation Measures:
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Nuclear weapons and materials
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Handbook on Nuclear Law
by C. Stoiber, A. Bear, N. Pelzer and W. Tonhauser, International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), 2003.
Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials,
IAEA International Law Series No. 2 (2006)
Guidance and Considerations for the Implementation of INFCIRC/225/Rev.4,
The Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (IAEA
TECDOC Series No. 967 (Rev. 1)/A)
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
The legislation pack below provides information on legal and administrative
measures for the implementation of the treaty. This includes the purpose
and scope of national implementation measures, a description of the main
elements that should be considered for inclusion in national implementation
legislation, a model implementation law, and information on the Commission's
technical assistance programme on legislation.
CTBTO Legislation Pack: Article III of the CTBT: National Implementation
of the CTBT
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