OPCW Media and Public Affairs Policy

C-I/DEC.SS adopted by the Conferenee of the States Parties at its First Session on 6 May 1997 and oititled OPCW Media and Publie Affairs Policy  

Recalling further that the Commission, in PC-XI/17, paragraph 7.7, adopted the Draft OPCW Policy on Confidentiality, as annexed to PC-XI/B/WP.8 and amended by Working Group B in 

Bearing in mind that the Commission recommended in paragraph 46.4 of its Final Report that the Conference adopt the above-mentioned Draft OPCW Media and Public Affairs Policy, including the Indicative List of Areas Where Information may be Routinely Provided by the OPCW to the News Media and the General Public,  

OPCW MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY 1. INTRODUCTION 

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The Preparatory Commission also decided that the Draft OPCW Policy on Confidentiality and the Draft OPCW Media and Public Affairs Policy would apply, mutatis mutandis, to the work of the Preparatory Commission (PC-Xl/17, subparagraph 7.7 and PC-X/23, subparagraph 6.12 respectively). 

All contacts between Secretariat staff members and the media shall be subject to this Policy, in particular. Part Vll of this Policy (including these procedures established for the public release of information) and the OPCW Media and Public Affairs Policy. The Director-General shall issue an administrative directive governing media policy, in accordance with these public release policy guidelines. 

This document, which sets out the OPCW Media and Public Affairs Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Media Policy ) for all OPCW organs, OPCW personnel and their activities, will apply to contacts with the news media or with any individual who is not employed or contracted by the Organisation nor authorised by a State Party in relation to implementation of the Convention. It will cover oral, written, electronic or any other communications. 

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