The seventh session of the Ad Hoc Group was held in Geneva from 14 July to 1 August 1997. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Tibor Toth of Hungary.
Official Documents
Rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Procedural Report:
Conference room paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Investigations Annex – Annex D Investigations:
List of Participants:
Working Paper Submitted by France – International Epidemiological Monitoring Network:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Scientific support to a future organization:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Laboratory functions in support of investigations of non-compliance concerns:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Equipment in plant inoculants and biocontrol agent production facilities that should be declared when such a facility makes a declaration:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Proposed definitions for plant inoculants and biocontrol agents:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Pre-investigation procedures [activities:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Access/conduct of investigations including measures to guard against abuse (not issued):
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Access/conduct of investigations including measures to guard against abuse:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Post-investigation procedures:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Clarification and consultation procedures:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Laboratory support for investigations of non-compliance concerns:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Plant inoculant and biocontrol agent production facilities with plant quarantine capabilities as trigger for declarations:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Implementation by the investigation team of specific on site measures. Auditing:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Implementation by the investigation team of specific on site activities. Interviewing:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Implementation by the investigation team of specific on site activities. Visual observation:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on – Implementation by the investigation team of specific site measures. Identification of key equipment:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on – Implementation by the investigation team of specific site activities. Sampling and identification (for facility investigations):
Working paper submitted by Brazil – Amendments for insertion in draft Article VI (Scientific and technological exchange for peaceful purposes and technical cooperation):
Working paper submitted by Switzerland – Settlement of disputes:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Legal Issues Proposed work programme:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Legal Issues Resource paper:
Working paper submitted by Australia – Legal issues:
Working paper submitted by the Netherlands – Post-investigation procedures:
Working paper submitted by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Nordic countries- Results of a facility declaration trial in the five :
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance- The principles of facility declaration formats:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance- Possible headings in generic declaration formats:
Working paper submitted by the United States of America – Preamble:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on pleasures Related to to Article X – Article VI (Scientific and technological exchange for peaceful purposes and technical cooperation):
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on pleasures Related to to Article X – Article VI (Scientific and technological exchange for peaceful purposes and technical cooperation):
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on pleasures Related to to Article X – Article VI (Scientific and technological exchange for peaceful purposes and technical cooperation):
Working paper submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, -Netherlands, New Zealand. Sweden and Switzerland – [Non-challenge visits] :
Working paper submitted by the Netherlands – Proposal for Article II Compliance Measures, section E Declarations, parts F, G and H :
Working paper submitted by France and Germany – Proposal for Article II Compliance Measures, section E Declarations :
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Basic principles and procedures for consideration of requests relating to alleged violations of the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by Cuba – Considerations on a list of biological agents and toxins:
Working paper submitted by Cuba – Unlisted pathogens relevant to the Convention:
Working paper submitted by Austria – Measures to strengthen the implementation of Article III of the BWC:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance- Generic facility (sire) declaration, format :
Working paper submitted by the Netherlands – Certain aspects of a future BTWC organization:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Proposals relating to the form of the information to be provided on key equipment within the framework of a facility declaration:
Working paper submitted by France – Technical Secretariat (including international epidemiological network):
Working paper submitted by Australia – Suggested text on selected legal articles:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Legal Issues – Resource paper II:
Working paper submitted by Australia – Preamble:
Working paper submitted by Switzerland – Article XI Settlement of disputes:
Working paper submitted by Canada – Canadian views on non-challenge visits:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Definitions, thresholds, lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Definitions, thresholds, lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Definitions, thresholds, lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Definitions, thresholds, lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Definitions, thresholds, lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Working paper submitted by Japan – Proposed language on privileges and immunities:
Draft procedural report of the Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by Ukraine -Threshold quantities:
