Wrapup discussion

1
Wrap-up discussion

• Approaches to national legislation for nuclear,
  biological and chemical weapons agreements
• VERTIC workshop
• Amman, Jordan
• 29-30 August 2006

2
Processes for national implementation

• Which agency/authority is responsible for
  national implementation in your state?
• Does the agency/authority co-ordinate with other
  relevant stakeholders?
• Government departments/agencies?
• Industry?
• Civil society?
• Are there particular difficulties in
• Identifying national expertise (public and
  private sector)
• Mapping obligations under NBC weapons treaties
  and UNSCR 1540
• Reviewing existing measures
• Identifying gaps in existing measures
• Drafting new measures / revising existing
  measures
• Promulgating new measures (raising awareness of
  national law, training)
• Enforcing legislation / regulations

3
Technical assistance

• Are there areas where technical assistance would
  aid national implementation of NBC weapons
  treaties or UNSCR 1540?
• What forms of assistance would be helpful?
• Providing information on substantive issues
• Training
• Legislative drafters
• Customs / border control
• Law enforcement
• Security and safety
• Other?
• Building relationships with assistance providers?
• Other?

4
Next steps

• What would be helpful?
• Provision of contact information
• Legal advisors at international organisations
• Other assistance providers
• Workshops on technical issues for
• Policy-makers?
• Government officials?
• Industry, civil society?
• Other activities?

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VERTIC contact details

• Verification Research, Training and Information
  Centre (VERTIC)
• Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street
• London EC2A 4JX
• United Kingdom
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail angela_at_vertic.org andreas.persbo_at_vertic.o
  rg michael.crowley_at_vertic.org
• www.vertic.org