Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)NoticesConvention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their DestructionAnnex on Implementation and Verification ("Verification Annex")Part VI : Activities Not Prohibited under this Convention in accordance with Article VIRegime for Schedule 1 Chemicals and Facilities related to such ChemicalsD. DeclarationsSingle small-scale facility |
| 13. | Each State Party that plans to operate a single small-scale facility shall provide the Technical Secretariat with the precise location and a detailed technical description of the facility, including an inventory of equipment and detailed diagrams. For existing facilities, this initial declaration shall be provided not later than 30 days after this Convention enters into force for the State Party. Initial declarations on new facilities shall be provided not less than 180 days before operations are to begin. |
| 14. | Each State Party shall give advance notification to the Technical Secretariat of planned changes related to the initial declaration. The notification shall be submitted not less than 180 days before the changes are to take place. |
| 15. | A State Party producing Schedule 1 chemicals at a single small-scale facility shall make a detailed annual declaration regarding the activities of the facility for the previous year. The declaration shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the end of that year and shall include: |
| (a) | Identification of the facility; |
| (b) | For each Schedule 1 chemical produced, acquired, consumed or stored at the facility, the following information: |
| (i) | The chemical name, structural formula and Chemical Abstracts Service registry number, if assigned; |
| (ii) | The methods employed and quantity produced; |
| (iii) | The name and quantity of precursors listed in Schedules 1, 2, or 3 used for production of Schedule 1 chemicals; |
| (iv) | The quantity consumed at the facility and the purpose(s) of the consumption; |
| (v) | The quantity received from or shipped to other facilities in the State Party. For each shipment the quantity, recipient and purpose should be included; |
| (vi) | The maximum quantity stored at any time during the year; and |
| (vii) | The quantity stored at the end of the year; and |
| (c) | Information on any changes at the facility during the year compared to previously submitted detailed technical descriptions of the facility including inventories of equipment and detailed diagrams. |
| 16. | Each State Party producing Schedule 1 chemicals at a single small-scale facility shall make a detailed annual declaration regarding the projected activities and the anticipated production at the facility for the coming year. The declaration shall be submitted not less than 90 days before the beginning of that year and shall include: |
| (a) | Identification of the facility; |
| (b) | For each Schedule 1 chemical anticipated to be produced, consumed or stored at the facility, the following information: |
| (i) | The chemical name, structural formula and Chemical Abstracts Service registry number, if assigned; |
| (ii) | The quantity anticipated to be produced and the purpose of the production; and |
| (c) | Information on any anticipated changes at the facility during the year compared to previously submitted detailed technical descriptions of the facility including inventories of equipment and detailed diagrams. |