acceleration of the negotiating process. That is not to say that we are necessarily in favour of a protracted "pre-convention" process: it might, as is already being said, cause us to lose the rhythm or even miss the right moment. The information that we are presenting in document CD/1014 follows closely the lines of document CD/828, which since April 1988, when it was submitted by the delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany, has provided the reference framework for those undertaking this exercise of more direct contact between the national context and the international context of the problem prior to the realization of the convention. Our document is divided into two parts. The first part is a compilation of information that is both concise and clear and reiterates declarations that Romania has already made to the Conference, in particular in my statement of 13 February this year. In substance, it says that Romania does not possess chemical weapons, that there are no such weapons on its territorv and that my countrv has no intention of producing or acquiring them either now or in the future. In this context, permit me to remind you that on 19 April this year we also made in the plenary of the Conferene a declaration of Romania's complete readiness to be an original signatory of a universal convention totally banning chemical weapons. The second part of the working paper submitted by my delegation provides full data on the production, use, import and export of chemical products in Romania. It will be clearly seen that in Romania there is no production of, or, in general, any performance of operations with substances listed in Schedules 1 or 2 of the "rolling text" of the draft convention.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a diplomatic effort to ban chemical weapons, with Romania presenting information on its production, use, import, and export of chemical products. The text also mentions a conference and a convention, suggesting an international agreement. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level discussion.

**Category**
International trade, Health