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Who We Are

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About Us

The National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) is instrumental in ensuring compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the sole international treaty to comprehensively ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction.

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DECLARATION GUIDELINES

  • Declaration
  • Who Involved?
  • When To Submit?
  • Legislation
  • Forms
  • Others

Annual Declaration GUIDE

One of the most important obligations in the Convention that Malaysia need to fulfil is to submit the Annual Declarations. Thus, companies which involved in activities above the declarations threshold limit related to Scheduled Chemicals and Unscheduled Discrete Organic Chemicals (DOC) has to submit their annual declaration to the National Authority. The submission of the annual declaration is mandatory under the CWC Act 2005. Hence, the failure to submit the annual declarations is an offence under the law.

Who Should Submit ANNUAL DECLARATIONS

A company which in any of these following activities that are covered under the Convention has to submit their annual declarations to the National Authority.

When to Submit ANNUAL DECLARATIONS

  • Any person dealing with relevant activities involving Scheduled Chemicals shall submit their Annual Declaration on Past Activities in the Previous Calendar Year and Annual Declaration on Anticipated Activities for the following Calendar Year to the National Authority.
  • Any person who produces Discrete Organic Chemical (DOC) and DOC with Phosphorus, Sulphur and Fluorine (PSF) shall submit their Annual Declaration on Past Activities in the Previous Calendar Year to the National Authority.

Our Legislation GUIDE

Malaysia’s obligations under the CWC are carried out through the following legislations:

  • The Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2005 (CWC Act 2005)
  • The Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations 2007
  • Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
  • Strategic Trade Act 2010

How to Submit ANNUAL DECLARATIONS

Companies or Person may submit their declaration using the prescribed forms.

Other Information and RESOURCES

Additional information that may be relevant to your searches.

  • OPCW’s Scheduled Chemicals database 2022
  • Codes for Schedule 3 Chemical Production Ranges
  • Codes of Production Ranges for Plant Sites that Produce Unscheduled Discrete Organic Chemicals
  • Flow Chart to Identify DOC's
  • Production Purpose Codes for a Schedule 3 Chemical Production Facility
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VERIFICATIONS

Any facility producing Scheduled chemicals and Discrete Organic Chemical (DOC) exceeding the verification threshold limit are subject to inspection by the OPCW inspectors. The general aim of the inspection is to verify that the activities conducted at the facility are consistent with the information provided in the annual declarations and also to ascertain the absence of any Schedule 1 chemicals, especially its production. Generally, the Inspection Team (IT) from the OPCW will comprise of 2 or 3 Inspectors. The National Authority will receive notification of inspection from the OPCW not less than 24 hours for Schedule 1 facility, 48 hours for Schedule 2 facility 120 hours for Schedule 3 facility and 2 weeks for Other Chemical Production Facilities (OCPF).
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RESOURCES

The Chemical Weapons Convention, national statutes, guidelines, and forms are available for download here.

Information that may be relevant to your searches.

  • NACWC Newsletters
  • Chemical Weapons Convention
  • Statutes
  • Forms
  • FAQs
  • List of Scheduled Chemicals
  • Relevant Codes and Flow Chart

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NEWSLETTER

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Get In Touch

Address

National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,No. 1, Jalan Wisma Putra,Precinct 2, 62602 PUTRAJAYA

Phone

+603 8000 8000

Email

nacwc [at] kln [dot] gov [dot] my

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