OPCW data bank on protection against CWs

C-I/DEC.53 adopted by the Conference of the States Parties at its First Session on 16 May 1997 and entitled Data bank on protection against chemical weapons to be established in accordance with Article X(5) of the Convention  

Recalling further that the Commission, in PC-VII/8, paragraph 6.5(b), adopted illustrative lists of some categories of information for the data bank on protection, as contained in Annex C to PC-VII/BAVP.6, 

Bearing in mind that the Commission recommended in paragraph 61.3 of its Final Report that the Conference adopt the above-mentioned lists and requirements. 

Decides that the above-mentioned data bank on protection against chemical weapons be established as part of a library in the Technical Secretariat, and that this repository of information be indexed by a database  

Decides that the database used for indexing the data bank on protection against chemical weapons should be a standard commercially or otherwise available bibliographical programme allowing for the inclusion of data types such as those indicated in Annex 1 hereto and 

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