The ninth session of the Ad Hoc Group was held in Geneva from 5 to 23 January 1998. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Tibor Toth of Hungary.
Official Documents
Procedural Report:
List of Participants:
List of Participants:
List of Participants:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Legal Issues Article V, Article XI, Article XVI :
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance – Article III D. Declarations:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance – Article III E. Consultation, clarification and cooperation :
Outcome of discussions by the friend of the Chair on Investigations Annex – Annex D:
Outcome of discussions by the Chair on Organization; Implementational Arrangements – Article IX:
Outcome of discussions by the Chair on Organization/ Implementational Arrangements – Annex H:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Article II:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Article III C. [Thresholds]:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Annex A – II, Lists and criteria (agents and toxins) :
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria – Annex A III. List of equipment:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on National Implementation and Assistance – Article VI:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on National Implementation and Assistance – Article X:
Draft procedural report of the Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the BTWC:
Provisional List of Participants:
Working paper submitted by Japan – Proposed language on composition of the Executive Council:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – The scientific and technical element of the Technical Secretariat:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Proposed new language to replace paragraphs 32 to 37. General provisions of Annex D:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Proposed language changes- Article III:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Appendix: List of approved investigation/visit equipment:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance- Meetings on compliance measures. Indicative timetable:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote compliance- Investigations:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Implementation Annex [III. Facility investigations] Medical examination:
Working paper submitted’ y the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Proposed language on consultation procedures:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – The use of containment in declarations:
Working paper submitted by Sweden – F. [Visits and Investigations], I. [Visits] :
Working paper submitted by Sweden – Annex B. [[Random] Visits]:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality – Draft text for chapter II of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a Protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality – Draft text for chapter III of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – investigations: Managed access:
Working paper submitted by South .-Africa – List of animal pathogens:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality Draft text for chapter IV of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality Draft text for chapter V of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Use of a simulated declaration format in a practice visit:
Working paper submitted by Japan – Proposed language for Annex on Confidentiality:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Proposed language on implementational arrangements. Consultative Council:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Proposed language on implementational arrangements. General provisions:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Proposed language on implementational arrangements. The Conference of the States Parties:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Proposed language on implementational arrangements. Technical Body:
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation – Format for mandatory declarations:
Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Report of a visit to a pharmaceutical research facility:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures Related to Article X – Revised Article VII:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Measures Related to Article X – Revised Article VII:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality -Chapters II and III of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by Portugal – Definitions of terms and objective criteria:
Working paper submitted by the Group of NAM and Other Countries Investigations. Exclusion of all natural outbreaks of disease:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality Article IV – Confidentiality provisions:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality Chanters IV and V of the Confidentiality Annex to the rolling text of a protocol to the BTWC:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality – Chapter I of the Confidentiality Annex to the roiling text of a protocol to The BTWC:
