Information related to the Biological Weapons Convention

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BTWC) prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons. The BTWC was signed on 10 April 1972, and entered into force on 26 March 1975.

The text of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

• Chronological list of countries that have acceded to the BTWC
• List of countries that have not ratified the BTWC
• List of statements and reservations by BTWC States Parties

At the request of the President-Designate of the Sixth Review Conference the Department of Peace Studies of the University of Bradford has developed a website intended to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the BTWC.

Comprehehensive set of documents from BTWC Review Conferences, (this is an external link)

Final documents from BTWC Review Conferences:

• Final Declaration from the first Review Conference, 3-21 March, 1980
• Final Declaration from the second Review Conference, 8-26 Sept. 1986
• Final Declaration from the third Review Conference, 9-27 Sept. 1991
• Final Declaration from the fourth Review Conference , 25 Nov. – 6 Dec. 1996
  

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