-thatthechemical weapons tobeeliminated bedividedintogroups, -thatcertain percentages oftheinitial aggregate amountofeachgroup ofchemical w~apons beeliminated duringeachelimination period, and -thatmethodsforcomparing stockpiles ofdifferent composition be elaborated. Thisapproach couldbei11t;strated asfollows: ~IElimination periodI I GroupofchemicalI II III weapons1-4yearsafter 4-7·yeli:l.rsafter 7-10yearsafter entryintoforce entryintoforce entryintoforce' GroupA 40% 30% 3O% GroupB 40% '30% 30% Gr"oup-c 100% 0% 0% GroupD 30% 40% 30% GroupE 30% 30% 40% (Itshouldbenotedthatthenumberandlengthoftheelimination periods, thevarious percentages andthenumberofGroupsareintended onlyasexamples). "Ill.PRINCIPIES ANDMETHODS FORTHEVERIFICATION OFTEEELIMINATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS "Thedetailed arrangements fortheactualverification oftheelimination shallbeworkedoutinco11a.boration between theStatePartyandthe Consultative Committee (oritssubsidiary organs,asappropriate) inaccord.ance withthefollowing principles: ",A.Princi;e1es andmethodsfortheverification. ofd,est~ction ofchemical weapons "Theprinciples summarized incn/CW/WP.108 aretobefurther elaborated. 'l'heyread: "-thattheaimoftheverification procedure.:::! shouldbe -toconfirm theidentity andquantity ofthematerials tobe destroyed, and -91... rII 1r L--toconfirmthatthematerials haveactually andcomplete~ been dest;t"oyed. thatacombination ofhumaninspection andmonitoring with instruments wouldbenecessary foreffective verification, butthat theexactcombination ofinstruments andinspectors wouldhavetobe tailored afterthespecific destruction processes tobemonitored, -thatinspection wouldbecontinuous duringperiodsinwhich destruction operations areunderwayford.estruction ofsuperto:::ic letha.lchemicals, draining offilled.munitions aswellasduring destruction offilledanddrained munition. Asregards other chemicals thereweredifferent viewsonwhether inspection shouldbe continuous oronaquotabasisorlimited.tocertain keystages, -thatinternational inspectors wouldhavetobequalified and impartial personnel, andthattheyshould be abletomakeindependent judgements, -thattheinspectors shouldhaveanup-to-date knowledge ofthed.esign andoperation ofthedestruction facility andthattheywouldneedto makeadetailed engineering reviewofthefacility, including on-site inspection, beforethedestruction operations begin, thatinordertominimize intrusion and.ensureconfidence, thedata usedforverification shouldbeasclosely linkedaspossible tothe actualdestruction stepandtheverification procedures designed so thattheydonotunnecessarily interfere withtheoperations ofthe facility, -that,totheextentconsistent withtheneeds,theverification procedures shouldmakeuseofinformation fromroutine"facility operations, andthatthesameverification procedures should,tothe extentpossible, beusedfordifferent processes withinoneandthe SEiJllefacility, -thatcloseco-operation between international verification personnel andhostStateoperating personnel wasimportant foreffective international verification, and -that,whilethedeoisions asregard.s destruction methods etc.liea withthesovereign StateParty,'tha Technical Secretariat couldhave someroletoplay.Itcould,interalia,assistStatesParties with experts forthedesigning ofdestruction facilities, aridgive suggestions onh~wtofacilitate theverification tasks.Itseemed, however, tobeagreedthatsuchassistance shouldbegivenbythe Tpohnical Secretariat, onlyuponrequest fromastateParty." Principles andmethodsfortheverification ofdiversion ofchemical weapons forpermit~ed purpose~ (Tobeelaborated). -98-prod con f"aci rele equi nego ofA fill pres nego ino1 int"ARTICIE V11 "MEASURES ONCHEMICAL WE.APONS PRODUCTION FACILITIESY 'I])ECLARATIONS ~Y . 'I])eclarations ofchemical weapons production facilities andplansfortheir elimination- "1.(Anundertaking bystatesParties) tosubmittotheConsultativr­ Committee, notlaterthan30daysaftertheConvention entersintoforceforit,declarations stating: lI{a)wheth6!' i.t~i.J0saeBses ordoesnotpossess anychemical weapons