The twenty first session of the Ad Hoc Group was held in Geneva from 20 November to 8 December 2000. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Tibor Toth of Hungary.
Official Documents
Estimated costs for the twenty second, twenty-third and twentyfourth sessions of the Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons:
Procedural Report:
List of Participants:
List of Participants:
List of Participants:
List of Participants:
Draft procedural report of the Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction :
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Preamble:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Investigations:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions of Terms and Objective Criteria:
Outcome of discussions by the Chairman on Organization/Implementational Arrangements:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Legal Issues:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Measures Related to Article X:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Confidentiality Issues:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on General Provisions:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Declaration Formats:
Outcome of discussions by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance:
Provisional List of Participants:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on the Seat of the Organization containing the reply received from the Netherlands on 13 October 2000 to the Questionnaire on possible arrangements regarding the Seat of the BWC Organization and general:
Working paper submitted by the Friend of the Chair on the Seat of the Organization containing the reply received from Switzerland on 13 October 2000 to the Questionnaire on possible arrangements regarding the Seat of the BWC Organization and general info:
Working paper submitted by South Africa – Implications of the annexes and appendices being subject to reservations:
Working paper submitted by Italy, Pakistan and Poland – Article IX. The Organization :
Working paper submitted by China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico and Pakistan – Settlement of disputes arising as a result of denial of transfers :
Working paper submitted by China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico and Pakistan – Settlement of disputes arising as a result of denial of transfers :
Working paper submitted by New Zealand and South Africa – Selection methodologies for random visits:
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran – Technical justification for limited size of the area of investigation:
Working paper submitted by Spain – Article III, section D :
Working paper submitted by the United States of America – Impact on declarations, visited State Party and receiving State Party when a host nation is involved :
Working paper submitted by Australia – Practice randomly-selected transparency visit to a biodefence facility:
