Common use of Weapons of mass destruction Clause in Contracts

Weapons of mass destruction. 1. The Parties consider that the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery, both to state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security. The Parties agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD as well as their means of delivery through full compliance with and national implementation of their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations within the framework of the UN, including UNSC resolutions. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement. 2. The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery and to promoting the implementation of international instruments on disarmament by: (a) taking steps to become party to and fully implement all other relevant international instruments; (b) in accordance with their respective international obligations, enhancing the effectiveness of national export controls, controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including WMD end-use control on dual use technologies as appropriate and with effective means of legal or administrative enforcement, including effective penalties and preventive measures for breaches of export controls, including, in particular, through cooperation and capacity‑building; (c) promoting the full and effective implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 1 July 1968, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime, and an important element in the development of nuclear energy applications for peaceful purposes, of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention – Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons (BTWC), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 10 April 1972, and of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), signed in Paris and New York on 13 January 1993; 3. The Parties agree to establish a regular dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elements. Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.

Weapons of mass destruction. 1. The Parties consider that the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery, both to state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security. The Parties agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD as well as and their means of delivery through full compliance with and national implementation of their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations within the framework of the UN, including UNSC resolutions. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement. 2. The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery and to promoting the implementation of international instruments on disarmament by: (a) taking steps to become party to and fully implement all other relevant international instruments; (b) in accordance with their respective international obligations, enhancing the effectiveness of national export controls, controls and controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including WMD end-use control on dual dual-use technologies as appropriate and appropriate, with effective means of legal or administrative enforcement, including effective penalties and preventive measures for breaches of export controls, including, in particular, through cooperation and capacity‑buildingcapacity-building; (c) promoting the full and effective implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 1 July 1968, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime, and an important element in the development of nuclear energy applications for peaceful purposes, of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention – Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 10 April 1972, and of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons Convention and on their Destruction (CWC), signed in Paris and New York on 13 January 1993;. 3. The Parties agree to establish a regular dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elementsthe elements referred to in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2. Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.

Weapons of mass destruction. 1. The Parties consider that the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery, both to state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security. The Parties agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD as well as and their means of delivery through full compliance with and national implementation of their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations within the framework of the UN, including UNSC resolutions. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement. 2. The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery and to promoting the implementation of international instruments on disarmament by: (a) taking steps to become party to and fully implement all other relevant international instruments; (b) in accordance with their respective international obligations, enhancing the effectiveness of national export controls, controls and controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including WMD end-use control on dual dual-use technologies as appropriate and appropriate, with effective means of legal or administrative enforcement, including effective penalties and preventive measures for breaches of export controls, including, in particular, through cooperation and capacity‑buildingcapacity- building; (c) promoting the full and effective implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 1 July 1968, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-non- proliferation and disarmament regime, and an important element in the development of nuclear energy applications for peaceful purposes, of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention – Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 10 April 1972, and of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons Convention and on their Destruction (CWC), signed in Paris and New York on 13 January 1993;. 3. The Parties agree to establish a regular dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elementsthe elements referred to in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2. Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.

Weapons of mass destruction. 1. The Parties consider that the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery, both to state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security. The Parties agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD as well as and their means of delivery through full compliance with and national implementation of their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations within the framework of the UN, including UNSC resolutions. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement. 2. The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery and to promoting the implementation of international instruments on disarmament by: (a) taking steps to become party to and fully implement all other relevant international instruments; (b) in accordance with their respective international obligations, enhancing the effectiveness of national export controls, controls and controlling the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including WMD end-use control on dual dual-use technologies as appropriate and appropriate, with effective means of legal or administrative enforcement, including effective penalties and preventive measures for breaches of export controls, including, in particular, through cooperation and capacity‑building; (c) promoting the full and effective implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 1 July 1968, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime, and an important element in the development of nuclear energy applications for peaceful purposes, of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention – Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC), signed in London, Moscow and Washington, D.C. on 10 April 1972, and of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons Convention and on their Destruction (CWC), signed in Paris and New York on 13 January 1993;. 3. The Parties agree to establish a regular dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elementsthe elements referred to in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2. Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.