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Entwurf für eine Entscheidung der Fünften Überprüfungskonferenz zur Biowaffenkonvention

vorgelegt vom Vorsitzenden, Botschafter Tibor Toth, am
11. November 2002

angenommen am 14. November 2002

(Text jetzt auch als §18 des Schlussdokumentes der Konferenz unter http://disarmament.un.org/wmd/bwc/fifth/index.html erhältlich)

BWC/CONF.V/CRP.3

6 November 2002

Draft Decision of the Fifth Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bateriological (Biological) Weapons and on Their Destruction

Resumed Session

Geneva, 11-22 November 2002

1. The Conference decides to hold three annual meetings of the States Parties of one week duration each year commencing in 2003 until the Sixth Review Conference, to be held not later than the end of 2006, to discuss, and promote common understanding and effective action on:

i. the adoption of necessary national measures to implement the prohibitions set forth in the Convention, including the enactment of penal legislation;

ii. national mechanisms to establish and maintain the security and oversight of pathogenic microorganisms and toxins;

iii. enhancing international capabilities for responding to, investigating and mitigating the effects of cases of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons or suspicious outbreaks of disease;

iv. strengthening and broadening national and international institutional efforts and existing mechanisms for the surveillance, detection, diagnosis and combating of infectious diseases affecting, humans, animal, and plants;

v. the content, promulgation, and adoption of codes of conducts for scientists.

2. All meetings, both of experts and of States Parties, will reach any conclusions or results by consensus.

3. Each meeting of the States Parties will be prepared by a two week meeting of experts. The topics for consideration at each annual meeting of States Parties will be as follows: items i and ii will be considered in 2003; items iii and iv in 2004; item v in 2005. The first meeting will be chaired by a representative of the Eastern Group, the second by a representative of the Group of Non-Aligned and Other States, and the third by a representative of the Western Group.

4. The meetings of experts will prepare factual reports describing their work.

5. The Sixth Review Conference will consider the work of these meetings and decide on any further action.



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