Temporary holding areas at CWDFs

C-I/DEC.27 adopted by the Conference of the States Parties at its First Session on 16 May 1997 and entitled Temporary holding areas at chemical weapons destruction facilities  

Recalling that the Commission, in its PC-V/12, subparagraph 6.6(c), adopted the recommendation that temporary holding areas at chemical weapons destruction facilities be defined as locations within the declared perimeter of a chemical weapons destruction facility. 

Recalling that the Commission also adopted the recommendation that these holding areas should contain at any time no more than one week s amoimt of agent or material, based on the declared design capacity of the destruction facility. 

Bearing in mind that the Commission recommended in paragraph 49.2.5 of its Final Report that the Conference adopt the above mentioned recommendation. 

Adopts the recommendation with respect to temporary holding areas at chemical weapons 

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