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==India: NATIONAL AUTHORITY, CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION==
National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) was set up by a
resolution of Cabinet Secretariat dated 5 May 1997 to fulfil the obligations enunciated
in the Chemical Weapons Convention. This Convention prohibit the development,
production, execution, transfer, use and stockpiling of all chemical weapons by
Member-States in a non-discriminatory manner. To fulfil its obligations, each State
Party has to designate or establish a National Authority to serve as the national
focal point for effective liaison with the Organisation for Prohibition of the Chemical
Weapons (OPCW) and other State Parties. The National Authority Chemical
Weapons Convention was set up under the administrative control of the Cabinet
Secretariat to act as an effective focal point.

The Parliament enacted in 2000 a CWC Act to give effect to the provisions of
the Chemical Weapons Convention in India. In accordance with the provisions of
this act a high-level steering committee under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet
Secretary with Secretary (Chemical and Petrochemicals), Foreign Secretary, Secretary,
Defence Research and Development, Defence Secretary and Chairman, National
Authority as its other members, overseas the functioning of the National Authority.

The National Authority is responsible for implementation of the CWC Act, liaison
with OPCW and other State Parties, fulfilling of declaration obligations, negotiating
facility agreements, coordinating OPCW inspections, providing appropriate facilities
for training national inspectors and industry personnel, ensuring protection of
confidential business information, checking declarations for consistency, accuracy
and completeness of entities engaged in activities related to the CWC.

The National Authority has been awarded on ISO 9001-2008 certification by Bureau
Veritas, on November 26, 2010, making India's National Authority the world's first
ISO certified National Authority, among 188 states Parties to the Chemical Weapons
Convention.