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Introduction - Chemical Industry

1. Besides the complete prohibition and destruction of chemical weapons, the Convention has an important component of non-proliferation. In order to secure this objective, the Convention has devised a verification and inspection regime, which applies to specified chemical industry. For this purpose, the Convention has specified three schedules in the Annex on chemicals of the Convention. They are schedules 1, 2 and 3.

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Handbook on Chemicals

The Handbook on Chemicals is an important tool which aims at assisting States Parties in the identification of individual chemicals covered by the three Schedules in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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Schedule 2 Chemicals

List of Commonly produced and traded Schedule 2 Chemicals

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