Vietnam: What are verified objects?

According to the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, “verification” is an on-site inspection carried out by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at a facility subject to verification which is declared to the Organization in order to verify the conformability of the declared information and confirm the compliance with the regulations of the CWC of the chemical facility, of which:

- “Initial verification” is the first verification of the Organization of any chemical facility subject to verification;

- “Re-verification” is the verification conducted by the Organization after the initial verification of a Schedule chemical, DOC or DOC-PSF facility to verify the conformability of the declaration which is submitted to the Organization by the State Party.

- “Systematic Verification” is the verification periodically conducted after the initial verification at a Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 facility according to a particular agreement on such chemical facility in order to verify and re-confirm the conformability of the declaration which is submitted to the Organization by the State Party.

- “Surprise verification" is the verification conducted at any chemical facility in any territory under the jurisdiction of a State Party at any time in order to deal with the accusation of the violation of the CWC at such chemical facility.

Verified objects include:

- The Schedule 1 chemical facilities are the objects subject to the systematic and initial verification of the Organization due to the corresponding facility agreement.

- The Schedule 2 chemical facilities are the objects subject to the systematic and initial verification of the Organization when their output is equal to or more than:

+ 10kg of a 2A* chemical per year;

+ 1 tonne of a 2A chemical per year;

+ 10 tonnes of a 2B chemical per year.

- The Schedule 3 chemical facilities whose output is at least 200 tonnes/year are the objects subject to the initial verification and re-verification of the Organization.

- The DOC and DOC-PSF facilities whose output is at least 200 tonnes/year are the objects subject to the initial verification and re-verification of the Organization.

- The organization may carry out surprise verification at any Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3, DOC and DOC-PSF facility when any violation of the CWC is reported.

View more details at the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2014.

Le Hai

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