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under any relevant rules of international law, particularly the Geneva Protocol of 1925.
Article XVII

Status of the Annexes

The Annexes form an integral part of this Convention. Any reference to this Convention includes the Annexes.
Article XVIII

Signature

This Convention shall be open for signature for all States before its entry into force.
Article XIX

Ratification

This Convention shall be subject to ratification by States Signatories according to their respective constitutional processes.
Article XX

Accession

Any State which does not sign this Convention before its entry into force may accede to it at any time thereafter.
Article XXI

Entry into force

1. This Convention shall enter into force 180 days after the date of the deposit of the 65th instrument of ratification, but in no case earlier than two years after its opening for signature.
2. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this Convention, it shall enter into force on the 30th day following the date of deposit of their instrument of ratification or accession.
Article XXII

Reservations

The Articles of this Convention shall not be subject to reservations. The Annexes of this Convention shall not be subject to reservations incompatible with its object and purpose.
Article XXIII

Depositary

The Secretary‑General of the United Nations is hereby designated as the Depositary of this Convention and shall, inter alia:
(a) promptly inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession and the date of the entry into force of this Convention, and of the receipt of other notices;
(b) transmit duly certified copies of this Convention to the Governments of all signatory and acceding States; and
(c) register this Convention pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Article XXIV
Authentic texts
This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary‑General of the United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Convention.
DONE at Paris on 13 January 1993.

ANNEX ON CHEMICALS

CONTENTS

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A. Guidelines for Schedules of Chemicals.......................30
B. Schedules of Chemicals..................................31

A. GUIDELINES FOR SCHEDULES OF CHEMICALS

Guidelines for Schedule 1
1. The following criteria shall be taken into account in considering whether a toxic chemical or precursor should be included in Schedule 1:
(a) it has been developed, produced, stockpiled or used as a chemical weapon as defined in Article II;
(b) it poses otherwise a high risk to the object and purpose of this Convention by virtue of its high potential for use in activities prohibited