Disarmament

2003 - 2005 Intersessional Process

This page contains information about past official meetings of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, in reverse chronological order. All meetings were held in Geneva.

Meeting of States Parties in 2005 (5 – 9 December 2005)

Meeting of Experts in 2005 (13 – 24 June 2005)

Meeting of States Parties in 2004 (6 – 10 December 2004)

Meeting of Experts in 2004 (19 – 30 July 2004)

Meeting of States Parties in 2003 (10 – 14 November 2003)

The 2003 Meeting of States Parties was chaired by Ambassador Tibor Toth of Hungary. It met to discuss, and promote common understanding and effective action on national measures to implement the prohibitions set forth in the Convention as well as on national mechanisms to establish and maintain the security and oversight of pathogenic microorganisms and toxins. It was attended by 92 States Parties, 4 Signatory States, 2 Observer States, 2 international organizations and 9 non-governmental organizations.

BWC/MSP/2003/1 Provisional Agenda

BWC/MSP/2003/2 Provisional Programme of Work for the Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2003/3 Annotated Provisional Agenda for the Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2003/4 Report of the Meeting of States Parties Vol. I

BWC/MSP/2003/4 Report of the Meeting of States Parties Vol. II

BWC/MSP/2003/INF.1 List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2003/INF.2 List of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons and on Their Destruction

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.1 Working Paper Submitted by the Netherlands

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.2 Working Paper Submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany: Core Elements of National Measures to Implement the Prohibitions Contained in the BTWC

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.3 Working Paper Submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany: Core Elements of National Mechanisms to Establish and Maintain the Security and Oversight of Dangerous Microorganisms and Toxins

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.4 Working Paper Submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany: Sources of Expert Advice on National BTWC Implementing Legislation and Legislation on Security and Oversight of Dangerous Pathogens in the Federal Republic of Germany

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.5 Working Paper Submitted by Japan: Japan's BWC Implementing Law

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.5/Add.1 Working Paper Submitted by Japan: Japan's BWC Implementing Law

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.6 Working Paper Submitted by the Russian Federation: Answers to the Questionnaire on National Legislation Ensuring Compliance with the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons

BWC/MSP/2003/WP.7 Working Paper Submitted by the Russian Federation: On the Procedure for the Management of Microorganisms of the Pathogenicity Groups I – IV in the Territory of the Russian Federation