"~•./Somedelegations expressed theopinionthatmaterial onfact-finding andohallenge inspection canbefoundindoouments CD/294, CD/334, CD/4l6, CD/443, CD/500, CD/539, CD/CW/WP.l06 andCD/CW/WP.120. Somedelegations expressed their'support fortheapproach forArticle IXcontained in Alternative IofCD/CW/WP.l06 of12April1985andsuggested thatitbetaken asthebasisforfurther workonthisArtiole. Otherdelegations oonsider that on-ohallenge on-site inspections shouldbeoarried outonly ~iththeoonsent ofaStatepartyinregardtowhiohtherequestismade. -7~- C-.. ,_.•..__:"XII.R "N obligat Asphyxil signed I Developm Toxin W~ on10AI "XIII. A "XIV. J It' affect any rel~ 17June "XV. ~ "XVI.I "J "E "*'oonsider-.......----------------------------_ ....._-----------",,, "XII.RELATION TOOTHERINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS~/ "Nothing inthisConvention willbeinterpreted asinanywayimpairing the obligations assumed undertheProtocol fortheP~ohib1tion oftheUseinWarof Asphyxiating, Poisonous orOtherGases,andofBacteriological MethodsofWarfar~; signedatGenevaon11June1925andintheConvention ontheProhibition ofthe Development, Production andStockpiling ofBacteriological (Biological) and ToxinWeapons andonTheirDestruction, signedatLondon, MoscowandWashington on10April1912. "XIII. AMENDMENTS "XIV.DURATION, WITHDRAWAL~/ ... "The withd~awal ofaStatePartyfromthisConvention shallnotinanyway affectthedutyofStatestocontinue fulfilling theobligations assumed under anyrelevant rulesofinternational law,particularly theGenevaProtocol of 11June1925. "XV.SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ENTRYINTOFORCE "XVI. LANGUAGES "Annexes andotherdocuments "Preparatory Commission ..*,Somedelegations consider thatthetextscontained aboverequirefurther consideration. -75-.~ II.I"APPENDIX 11 Contents "ReportofWorking GroupA "ReportofWorking GroupB "ReportofWorking GroupC "ReportoftheChairman oftheOpen-ended Consultations oftheAdHocCommittee onChemical Weaponsindi foll sche base the CDtC cate comp expe reaQ refe part weap Arti defi oft the due itw prod This anu the mult -16-.ee"ReportofWorking GroupA "Working GroupAheld17meetings between4Marchand7August1985. "Inaccordance withthetermsofreference forthisWorking Group,as indicated indocument CD/CW/WP.98 of27February 1985,theGroupdealtwiththe following broadtopics: "1.Permitted activities regarding variouscategories ofchemicals. "2.Laboratories, small-scale production facilities, industrial production facilities, theirroleinthepermitted activities. "3.Definitions tobeincluded intheConvention. "4.Principles andmethodsofdeclarations andverification withregardto theactivities ofthesmall-scale production facility. "5.Principles andmethodsofdeclarations andverification withregardto theactivities oftheindustrial production facilities. "Theconsideration ofthemostj,mportant aspectsofthesefiveissueswas scheduled onthebasisofanadopted programme ofwork.Thenegotiations were basedondocument CD/539andotherrelevant documents. Tostructure thework theChairman introduced inaddition anumberofbasicworking papers: CD/CW/WP.99; WP.103, WP.104, WP.105, andpapersontheregimesforvarious categories ofchemicals, including thedefinitions ofchemical weapons, key components ofbinaryand/ormulticomponent weapons andkeyprecursors. "TheChairman also-heldanumberofconSUltations, including withtechnical experts, whichprovedveryusefulforcreating thebasisfortheunderstandings reachedat·theendofthesession. "TheissueofScope,thoughappearing inthetitleofthetermsof reference, wasnotamongthefivemaintopicsandtherefore wasnotgiven particular-attention. "TheGroupsucceeded insignificantly improving thedefinition onchemical weapons, agreeing onallelements whichconstitute toxicchemicals (reference: ArticleII,1(i»~Agreement wasalsoreachedinregardtothecontents ofthe definition of'Permitted Activities', thoughdifferences remainastotheti~le ofthatparagraph (reference: ArticleII,3). "TheGroupfailedtoagreecompletely ononeofthefundamental issues­ theapproach foridentifying thevariouscategories ofchemicals. .Nevertheless, duetothein-depth exchange ofviewsonthissubject andothevrelevant issues,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international treaties and agreements, specifically addressing the prohibition of chemical weapons. It discusses the development of a convention, the definition of chemical weapons, and the process of identifying categories of chemicals. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international law and diplomacy.

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