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Afghanistan
No information received
 
Albania
Criminal Code 1995 [extracts]
 
Algeria
Code of Penal Procedure [year?]
Legislative Decree No. 92-03 [1992]
Legislative Decree No. 93-05 [1993]
Penal Code [year?]
 
Antigua and Barbuda
Information being sought
 
Argentina

Decree 603/92 [extracts] (as amended by Decree 1291 24/06/93 and Ministry of Defence Resolution 125/98 of 22/01/98

Ley 25.086 [1999

Ley 24.061 Law of Dangerous Residues 19

Ley de Armas 20.429 [1973]

Codigo Penal [year?] [extracts]

Law 21988

National Constitution, Article 75, no 22
Penal Code
o Title VII on crimes against public security
o Title VII on crimes against public safety
o Title I on crimes against people

Decree 395, 1975 on the National Law of Weapons and Explosive

Law 24051, 1992 and its modification Law 25612
o Chapter III Article 52

Law 154 of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Resolution 650, 2002 (Public Health)

Resolution 145, 2003 (Public Health)
Resolution 19, 1998 (Public Health)
Law 22990 (Public Health)
Resolution 54, 1998 and Resolution 481, 1999
Resolution 328, 1996 (Public Health)
Law 19587 and Decree 35, 1979 on Hygiene and Security in the Work Place
Resolution 349, 1994 (Public Health)
Resolution 228, 1993 (Public Health)
Regulation IRAM 80058-2 on the Transport of Biological Material.
Regulation IRAM 80058-1/2003 on Biosafety, Specimen of Diagnoses and Terrestrial Transport of Biological Material.
Regulation IRAM 80059/2000 on the Classification of Microorganisms According to their Level of Security.
Resolution 3404 of the City of Mendoza
Institutions.
Regulations for laboratories set by the department of Hygiene and Security.
Regulations set by the government of the city of Buenos Aires, through the Secretary of Health, 2001 on the Applicable Procedures for Victims Exposed to Biological and Chemical Agents.
Ordinance 1585, 1996
Resolution 403, 1983 of the SENASA
Resolution 799, 1999 of the SENASA
Law 24305 on Foot and Mouth Disease
Law 2268, 1888
Resolution 462 of the SENASA
Law 24425
Resolution 42 of the SENASA
Resolution 498, 2001 of the SENASA
Resolution 501, 2001 of the SENASA
Resolution 834, 2002 of the SENASA
Resolution 882, 2002 of the SENASA
Law 23709, October 1998 (Health)
Decree 200, 1997
Resolution 412, 2002 of the SENASA
Law 3959, 1906
Decree 690/2002
Ordinance 1097/85
Ordinance 1291/93
Combined Resolution 125/98
Ordinance 437/2000
 
Armenia
Criminal Code [year?]
Customs Code [year?]
Law of Arms [year?]
Law of the Republic on the Struggle Against Terrorism 2001 [not yet in force]
List of Materials, Substances, Equipment and Dual-Use Technology Export of Which Must be Licensed 1993
Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 487 1993
Government Enactment 121 on Matters of Export Control of Primary Products, Materials, Technologies and Services Used in the Creation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 1993
Government Enactment 537 on the Establishment of Export Controls on Primary Products, Materials, Equipment, Technologies, and Services Used in the Creation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 1992
 
Australia
Biological Control Act 1984
Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976
Crimes (Biological Weapons) Regulations 1980
Customs Act 1901 [extracts]
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (part one and part two)
Gene Technology Act 2000
Gene Technology (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports & Imports) Act 1989
Quarantine Act 1908
Quarantine Regulations 2000
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990
Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995
Weapons of Mass Destruction Regulations 1995
Weapons of Mass Destruction Regulations (Amendment) 1996
Weapons of Mass Destruction Amendment Regulations 2001
 
Austria
Austrian Foreign Trade Act (Federal Gazette 187/1997)
Basic Plant Protection Act 1999 (Federal Gazette I Nr. 140/1999)
Federal Law on the Protection of Employees (Federal Gazette 450/1994 as of Federal Gazette I 159/2001)
Federal Government Decree No. 624/1997 [1997]
Federal Law on Imports, Exports and Transit of War Material 1977
Gene Technology Act (Federal Gazette 510/1994 as of I 73/1998)
Law on Animal Diseases (Federal Gazette 746/1988)
Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Federal Gazette I145/1998)
Law on Epidemics (Federal Gazette 186/1950)
Ordinance on Work with GMO in contained use (Federal Gazette 116/1996)
Plant Protection Act 1995 (Federal Gazette Nr. 532/1995)
Regulation on Biological Work Material (Federal Gazette 237/1998)
Regulation on Safety of Workplaces
Strafgesetzbuch 1974 [extract] [Penal Code]
System Regulation (Federal Gazette II 431/2002): methods for classification
Waffengesetz 1996
War Material Act (Federal Gazette 540/1977 as of 57/2001)
 
Notes
* denotes a signatory state to the treaty
[not yet in force] – this legislation is in draft stage and is subject to change before adoption
All legislation provided by states parties has been included in our collection, whether or not it relates specifically to the Article 1 prohibitions
VERTIC does not endorse that legislation in this collection adequately enforces the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention
The legislation in this collection is in Miscrosoft Word format. If you are unable to open Microsoft Word documents, you may wish to access a Wordreader. Alternatively, you can request copies from VERTIC.

 

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