MENACS
The Middle East
Next Generation
of Arms Control
Specialists Network

Opened for Signature: January 13, 1993 Entered into Force: April 29, 1997 Ratified by the US: April 25, 1997 The State Parties of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, or the CWC, agree not to develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, retain, transfer, or use chemical weapons. State Parties also are to destroy their chemical weapons and chemical weapons production facilities and not use riot control agents in warfare.