Non-Member States, ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Non-Member States

Signatory States which have not yet ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention

No.	State	Signature
1	Israel	13/01/1993
2	Myanmar	14/01/1993

States that have neither signed nor acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention

No.	State
1	Angola
2	Egypt
3	North Korea
4	South Sudan
5	Syria

Universal adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention

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Documents related to the universal adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention

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Benefits of membership

Benefits of being an OPCW Member State include the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of chemicals, equipment and scientific and technical information relating to the development and application of chemistry for purposes not prohibited under the Convention; support for National Authorities in implementing the Convention.

Action plan

The Action Plan on the Universality of the CWC was adopted during the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Council in 2003. Some of the items mentioned in the Action Plan include the designation of “points of contact” by States Parties, on a voluntary and informal basis, in all regions and sub-regions relevant for the effective promotion of universality, to assist regularly in the implementation of this Action Plan and for the purposes of effective coordination

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