Proposals for further consideration by the Friend of the Chair on Measures to Promote Compliance

DECLARATION FORMATS

INITIAL DECLARATIONS

APPENDIX A

DECLARATIONS OF OFFENSIVE AND/OR DEFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN PROGRAMMES AND/OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE PROTOCOL FOR EACH STATE PARTY

PART B⁴⁴

DECLARATION OF DEFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN PROGRAMMES AND/OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE PROTOCOL FOR EACH STATE PARTY

[Biological defence programmes and/or activities (against biological and toxin weapons) conducted prior to entry into force of the Protocol for your State Party.

(a) Were such programmes and/or activities conducted?

YES / NO

(b) Period(s) of programmes and/or activities: ...............................................................................................

(c) Summary of the research and development programmes and/or activities indicating whether or not work was conducted in the following areas: prophylaxis, studies on pathogenicity and virulence, diagnostic techniques, aerobiology, detection, treatment, toxinology (studies of toxins), physical protection, decontamination, and other related research, with location, if possible.]

[1. At any time in the period since ... but before the entry into force of the protocol for your State Party, have you conducted programmes and/or activities as specified in Article III, section D, subsection I, paragraph 7?

YES / NO

If yes, complete the remainder of this format.

2. Indicate the period(s) of any such programmes and/or activities during the declaration period:

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3. Give a summary of the general objectives of any such programmes and/or activities:

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4.⁴⁵ Indicate by ticking the appropriate box whether any work was carried out in the following areas:

Work area	Research and development [(including testing and evaluation)]	[Testing or evaluation]	[Production other than in research, development, testing or evaluation]
Detection or diagnosis
Decontamination			n.a.
Prophylaxis against disease

Work area	Research and development [(including testing and evaluation)]	[Testing or evaluation]	[Production other than in research, development, testing or evaluation]
[Physical protection]			n.a.
Treatment of disease
Pathogenicity or virulence			n.a.
[Genetic modification]			n.a.
[Other characteristics of agents]			n.a.
Toxinology*			n.a.
[Toxicity other than relating to toxins]			n.a.
Aerobiology			n.a.
[Vector (e.g. insect) ecology]			n.a.
[Fermentation]
[Other related activities]

* Toxinology is the study of toxins.

5. Summarize the principal objectives of and the work performed in the programmes and/or activities indicated in question 4 above⁴⁶ [, including a description of any significant changes in direction during the declaration period and the reasons for them. (Examples of changes may be starting/terminating work in areas denoted in question 4)]:⁴⁷

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6. Indicate which of the types of work performed in the programmes and/or activities indicated in question 4 above are carried on in programmes and/or activities conducted since entry into force of the Protocol for your State Party, by means of an asterisk against the appropriate entry in question 4.

7. For the programmes and/or activities indicated in question 4 above, indicate:

(a) The types of pathogens and/or toxins worked on (tick any that apply):

Human or zoonotic pathogens:

. . . Bacteria . . . Viruses . . . Fungi . . . Others

Animal pathogens:

. . . Bacteria . . . Viruses . . . Fungi . . . Others

Plant pathogens:

. . . Bacteria . . . Viruses . . . Fungi . . . Others

Toxins: . . .

[(b) All agents and/or toxins listed in Annex A that were worked on:

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(c) Whether any such agents and/or toxins were worked on in any of the following types of organization (tick any that apply):

Organizations in the declaring State Party:

. . . Industry . . . Academia . . . Government ministry/department/agency other than defence or military

Organizations in another State or State Party, working under contract or through collaboration:

. . . Industry . . . Academia . . . Government ministry/department/agency other than defence or military

(d) The affiliation of sources of funding that applied at any time during the declaration period (tick any that apply):

o Defence Ministry/Department/Agency

o wholly

o partially

o Other government ministry/department/ agency

o wholly

o partially

o Non-government

o wholly

o partially

o International organization

o wholly

o partially]

[8.⁴⁸ Provide the names and postal addresses of all facilities which made substantial contributions to the programmes and/or activities and indicate which, if any, are still involved in a current programme:

Name	Postal address	Whether still active in the programmes and/or activities (YES / NO)

[9. Indicate whether the programmes and/or activities were supported by outdoor studies of biological aerosols or their simulants:

YES / NO]

[10. Indicate whether vaccine or vaccine ingredients causing a specific and protective immune response were produced for armed forces or public use or storage:

YES / NO]

[11. Briefly describe any significant changes during the declaration period, and the reasons for them, in respect of the following:

(a) Sources of funding:

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(b) Organizational structure:

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(c) Number and types of personnel:

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