Sample Legislation, Regulatory Guidelines and other tools for implementation of the BWC
VERTIC: Model Law for National Implementation of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Related Requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
VERTIC: Sample Act for National Implementation of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Related Requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Arabic, Azeri, Bahasa Indonesian, English, French, Georgian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Civil Law version: French, Spanish
VERTIC: Regulatory Guidelines for National Implementation of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Related Requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
ICRC and VERTIC: Model Law – The Biological and Toxin Weapons Crimes Act
VERTIC: Legislative Guide to National Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
VERTIC: Compilation of CBRN National Implementation Documents
Multilanguage (Zip file)
Drafting tools for ratification or accession to the BWC
Legislative instrument for ratification of the Biological Weapons Convention
Legislative instrument for accession to the Biological Weapons Convention
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish