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SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 26

This is CWC-07-07.

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ARTICLE VII
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1. (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January
25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings
for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative
and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing
on those states with industries, but remain without
legislation. Finally, Lak noted the special relationship
former colonial powers have with their former colonies, and
welcomed initiatives between these groups.


2. (U) Technical Secretariat Legal Advisor Santiago Onate
reported on implementation progress made since November 1,

2006. There was no change in the number of National
Authorities established; the count remains 172 (95 percent).
Two states made Article VII paragraph 5 submissions (total of
114 or 63 percent),and three more have legislation that
covers all key areas (Andorra, Bangladesh, and Senegal, 75
states or 41 percent). Turkey's legislation entered into
force. The UAE has partial implementing legislation; what
remains for the UAE is logistical, tying together the
remaining federal elements. With respect to export controls,
five states have incorporated criminal/legal sanctions if
their industries have not made declarations.


3. (U) Onate then reported that the Director General informed
all states of the sustained follow-on to the plan of action
via Note Verbale dated December 15. The TS is regularly
updating its databases on the external server (last update
January 15, 2007). With regard to Technical Assistance
Visits, the TS sent a team to Liberia on January 11-12,
meeting with government officials and parliamentarians to
review its draft legislation. In February, the TS plans TAVs
to Azerbaijan and Ecuador, to finalize their draft
legislation, work with Parliamentarians, and to hold a
workshop on declarations.


4. (U) A legal TAV to Malawi also is planned for mid-March.
The TS will send a team to the meeting of the GCC in Oman to
support Qatar's efforts to present its legislation to
Parliament, finalize the draft Omani legislation, review
Bahrain's legislation just prior to its presentation to
Parliament, and to sort out export/import issues with Saudi
Arabia. Finally, the TS is planning TAVs to Chile in late
May and to Kenya in April.


5. (U) Lak then asked for delegates' views on how best to
assist implementing countries, suggesting that one way might
be to enhance interactions with Parliamentary unions. The
Netherlands responded with a brief summary of a training
course in Surinam, and Belgium responded with a long-winded
account of its efforts in its former colonies (not always
well-received by the colonies). Australia/Japan announced
that, at the request of Indonesia, they are jointly hosting
an industry outreach seminar in Jakarta 26-27 February.


6. (U) Japan also noted that Indonesia requested that it
translate its implementing legislation and its NA's website
into English - an effort that is now underway. The UK
discussed its recent training for 19 states on industry
declarations and inspection support. Algeria noted that,
although it has a colonist past, it is well placed and
available to offer aid to African states. Cuba also noted
that it is ready to assist implementation efforts of GRULAC
states.


7. (U) Javits sends.
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