Chemical weapons watchdog to add Novichok agents to list of closely controlled substances
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Nina Notman2019-12-02T15:24:00
Move marks first time any class of chemical has been prohibited since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force over two decades ago
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is to add five additional compound families – including the Novichoks – to the list of chemicals banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This decision was reached on 27 November during the annual meeting of the CWC’s 193 member states in The Hague. This will be the first time chemicals have been added to the CWC…