facilities) tosubmittotheConsultative Committee, notlaterthan30~s aftertheConvention entersintoforceforit,adeclaration thatall activities related toproduction ofchemical weapons haveceased.'jf "4.(Anundertaking bystatesParties possessing chemical weapons production facilities) tosubmitnotlaterthan•••!J/plansfortheclosure,?Jplans fortempora.r,v conversion intochemical weapons destruction facilities, if arw,andgeneral plansfortheelimination oftheirproduction facilities, as wellas,lans,ifartY,fortheconversion intofacilities forproduction forpermitted purposes.21 ' "ySomedelegations stressed thatoverall declarations shouldencompass notonlyproduction facilitief: withaproduction forchemical weapons purposes butalsootherfaci11tiesproducing chemicals whichcanbeusedfor chemical weapons purposes. Itisunderstood thatforthetimebeingthe paragraphs ~dertheh€!ti..ding'Declarations ofchemical weapons production facilities andplansfortheirelimination' refersonlytoproduction facilities withaproduction forchemical we~pons purposes. AseParate heading 'Declarations ofotherfacilities producing ch,~micals whichcanbe usedforchemical weapons purposes' hasbeeninserted toindicate thatthe question ,ofdeclaration ofsuchfacilities willneedtobeworkedon• "2:/Somedelegations heldtheviewthatallStatesParties should declaretheirtotalproduction capacity. Otherdelegations feltthatitwas notnecessa.r.Y inthiscontext todeclare thetotalproduction capacity, and therefore thattheentireParagraph wasnotnecessa.r,v. "31Somedelegations expres,sed theviewthatceasing ofproduction and closingofproduction facilities shouldbesimn1taneous. However, other delegations haddoubtsaboutthefeasibility ofthisfromthepointofview ofverification oftheclosure aswellasfromthepointofviewofpossible temporar,y conversions ofsuchfacilities intofacilities fordestruction of chemical weapons. "AITheviewwasexpressed thatanearlydateshouldbeset. "21Somedelegations heldtheviewthat con~lersion ofchemical weapons production facilities intofacilities forproduction forpermitted purposes shouldnottakeplace. -59-I , ~~: '.-·1 '1 II'j I ,1 'I :I1"5.(Anundertaking byStateParties possessing chemical weapons :production facilities) tosubmittotheConsultative Committee detailed declarations stating thelocations anddetailed information ontheirchemical weapons production facilities aswellasdetailed plansfortheelimination. These declarations andplansshallbesubmitted notlaterthanthreemonthsbefore thecommencement oftheelimination, 11asspecified inthePrinciples for theOrderofElimination ofChemical Weapons Production Facilities laiddown inAnnexV.''ELmINAT "9.(An productio productio immediate eachprod intofo:..'o produc ...iio "6.Thedeclarations andplanstobesubmitted underparagraphs 1through5 shallbemadeinaccordance withAnnexV.''l0.(An produotio thechemi, inacco Productio chemicals whichcanbeusedfor''7.StateParties shallconsult amongthemselves andthrough theOonsultative Committee, assoonaspossible afterthedeclarations madeinaccordance with paragraph 2withaviewtoco-ordinating theirelimination plans.y "8.(Anundertaking byeachStatePartypossessing chemical weapons production facilities) tosubmittotheConsultative Committee annualprogress reports on theimplementation oftheplansfortheelimination ofchemical weapons production facilities andanotification ofthecompletion oftheelimination within30d.a\Y"sthereafter. chemical weapons purposes'~eclarations ofotherfacilities "11Theviewwasexpressed thatdeclaration oflocation shouldbemade inthecontextofdeclarations thatproduction haveceased. "yTheviewwasexpressed ·thatasregards elimination ofchemical weapons production facilities suchanobligation wasnotnecessary. "31Somedelegations stressed thatoverall declarations shouldencompass notonlyproduction facilities withaproduction forchemical weapons purposes butalsootherfacilities producing chemicals whichcanbeusedforchemical weapons purposes. Itisunderstood thatforthetimebeingtheparagraphs undertheheading 'Declarations ofchemical weapons production facilities and plansfortheirelimination' refersonlytoproduction facilities witha production forchemical weapons purposes. Aseparate heading 'Declarations of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the destruction of chemical weapons production facilities and the elimination of chemical weapons, which suggests a focus on disarmament and arms control. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it may be related to international agreements or treaties. The text also mentions the Consultative Committee, which suggests a multilateral or international context.

**Category**
International relations, Arms control