GOVT APPROVES DRAFT LAW BANNING USE AND PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

GOVT APPROVES DRAFT LAW BANNING USE AND PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL
WEAPONS

SANA'A, Jan.19 (Saba) - The Cabinet approves on Tuesday a draft law
banning the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical
weapons, submitted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Cabinet directed the concerned ministers to follow-up completing
the legal procedures for the issuance of the law.

The draft law consists of 32 articles divided into six chapters,
including the name, definitions, establishment of the national
committee and defining its functions, activity licenses, inspection
of facilities producing or using chemicals ,prohibitions, penalties,
and final provisions.

The law will keep Yemen away from any risks arising from the use of
chemicals for the non-prohibited purposes by providing the
preventive measures in accordance with the International Convention
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and
Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, ratified by our
country in 2000.

Moreover, it will allow Yemen to avail from the modern global
achievements in the chemical activities field for the non-prohibited
purposes in the convention, so as to boost the economic development
in Yemen in this field.

On the other hand, the cabinet got acquainted with the security
report presented by Interior Minister on the security conditions in
the country and the efforts exerted by the security services to
combat crime and trace terrorists.

In this respect, the cabinet noted to those efforts and their role
in keeping the security and stability and protecting society from
the crime and the terrorist activities.

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