reached those same conclusions in 1988, in the initial inspections carried out at some Italian chemical facilities by experts of international level. CD/PV.571 6 (Mr, Bottai, Italy) Preserving the effectiveness of the future verification system of the convention is, therefore, of vital importance to all, although in doing so we should not neglect the requirements of specific regional concerns. In a negotiating process aiming at wide-ranging and global objectives, like the one we are conducting, such concerns will have to be taken into account in the appropriate way. Achieving a universality of accessions to the convention requires therefore an effective and reliable verification system, reassuring for all, but it also needs a convention and an organizational structure likely to promote true participation by all. Participation in the future convention could not therefore merely rely on a political imperative as a result of some indirect form of international lobbying. We therefore still believe that the provisions of the convention dealing with co-operation, assistance and protection should not be neglected, since they can make visible the collective solidarity among the States parties. It would also seem appropriate in our view to set up an Executive Council whose powers and functions would ensure full effectiveness of functioning while providing for a composition sufficiently wide as to offer all States a concrete opportunity, rather than a merely theoretical one, to assume their respective responsibilities on a basis of equality. The establishment by a number of Governments of a final time-frame or deadline for the negotiations had been envisaged by my country at various junctures, at a political level too, in order to provide for the necessary political drive towards the final stage of the negotiations. We believe, now more than ever before, in such a need. The proposals put forward in recent 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of preserving the effectiveness of the verification system of a convention related to chemical facilities, highlighting the need for a reliable and reassuring system, cooperation, assistance, and protection among States parties. It also mentions the need for a deadline for the negotiations and the establishment of an Executive Council. These topics suggest that the text is related to international agreements and treaties, which is often a domain of the international community.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade