if YES, indicate relevant information (i.e. signing, accession, ratification, entering into force, etc) Bahrain possesses no WMD of any kind

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1 OP 1 and related matters from OP 5, OP 6, OP 8 (a), (b), (c) and OP 10 State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Did you make one of the following statements or is your country a State Party to or Member State of one of the following Conventions, Treaties and Arrangements General statement on nonpossession of 1 WMD 2 General statement on commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation General statement on non-provision 3 of WMD and related materials to non- State actors Biological Weapons Convention 4 (BWC) Chemical Weapons Convention 5 (CWC) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 6 (NPT) YES if YES, indicate relevant information (i.e. signing, accession, ratification, entering into force, etc) Bahrain possesses no WMD of any kind Bahrain exerts every effort to ensure non-proliferation of WMD Deposit 28 October 1988 Deposit 28 April 1997 Deposit 3 November 1988 Remarks (information refers to the page of the English version of the report or an official web site) The information in the matrices originates primarily from national reports and is complemented by official government information, including that made available to inter-governmental organizations. The matrices are prepared under the direction of the 1540 Committee. The 1540 Committee intends to use the matrices as a reference tool for facilitating technical assistance and to enable the Committee to continue to enhance its dialogue with States on their implementation of Security Council Resolution The matrices are not a tool for measuring compliance of States in their non-proliferation obligations but for facilitating the implementation of Security Council Resolutions 1540 and They do not reflect or prejudice any ongoing discussions outside of the Committee, in the Security Council or any of its organs, of a State's compliance with its non-proliferation or any other obligations 1

2 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 7 Treaty (CTBT) 8 Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) 9 Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) 10 Geneva Protocol of 1925 Deposit 12 April 2004 Deposit 09 December International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Weapons Free Zone/ Protocol(s) Member State Since Other Conventions/Treaties State Party to 11 Conventions and Protocols against terrorism 14 Other Arrangements 1. Egmont Group of FIUs 2. World Customs Organization 3. International Maritime Organization 15 Other Signed Declaration on Implementation of the World Customs Organization (WCO) 2005 Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework of Standards) 2

3 OP 2 - Biological Weapons (BW) State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Does national legislation exist which prohibits persons or entities to engage in one of the following activities Can violators be penalized YES National legal framework if YES, indicate source document of national implementation law Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties and others YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 manufacture/produce 2 acquire 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article 37.1: Treaties become law upon ratification 2. Bahrain s accession to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC) was approved by Decree No. 9 of possess 4 stockpile/store 5 develop 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article 37.1: Treaties become law upon ratification 2. Bahrain s accession to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC) was approved by Decree No. 9 of transport 3

4 7 transfer 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article 37.1: Treaties become law upon ratification 2. Bahrain s accession to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC) was approved by Decree No. 9 of use Penal Code, Article 283: germs 9 participate as an accomplice in a.m. activities 10 assist in a.m. activities Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, finance a.m. activities 1. Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, Anti-Money Laundering Unit it its FIU 12 a.m. activities related to means of delivery involvement of non-state actors in 13 a.m. activities 14 Other 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article 37.1: Treaties become law upon ratification 2. Bahrain s accession to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC) was approved by Decree No. 9 of

5 OP 2 - Chemical Weapons (CW) State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Does national legislation exist which prohibits persons or entities to engage in one of the following activities Can violators be penalized YES National legal framework if YES, indicate source document of national implementation law Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties and others YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks manufacture/produce 1 2 acquire 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons (CWC) was ratified by Law No. 6 of possess 4 stockpile/store 5 develop 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons (CWC) was ratified by Law No. 6 of

6 6 transport 7 transfer 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 8 use Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons (CWC) was ratified by Law No. 6 of 1997 Penal Code, Article 283: materials that harm public health 9 participate as an accomplice in a.m. activities 10 assist in a.m. activities 1. Constitution of Bahrain, Article The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons (CWC) was ratified by Law No. 6 of 1997 Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, finance a.m. activities 1. Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, Anti-Money Laundering Unit it its FIU a.m. activities related to means of 12 delivery involvement of non-state actors in 13 a.m. activities 6

7 14 Other A law has been drafted and is currently under debate in accordance with constitutional procedures that would prohibit the development, production, stockpiling or acquisition of chemical weapons or the pursuit of any related activities, except by authorization issued for that purpose by the agency designated by that law. It imposes criminal penalties for such actions of up to capital punishment, and imprisonment and fines, in addition to confiscation. 7

8 OP 2 - Nuclear Weapons (NW) State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Does national legislation exist which prohibits persons or entities to engage in one of the following activities Can violators be penalized YES National legal framework if YES, indicate source document of national implementation law Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties and others YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 manufacture/produce 2 acquire 3 possess 1. Constitution of Bahrain 2. Accession to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was approved and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was ratified by Law No. 2 of stockpile/store 5 develop 6 transport 7 transfer 8 use 9 participate as an accomplice in a.m. activities 10 assist in a.m. activities 11 finance a.m. activities Penal Code, Article 283: materials that harm public health Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, Penal Code, Articles 44, 45, 137, Anti-Money Laundering Unit it its FIU a.m. activities related to means of 12 delivery involvement of non-state actors in 13 a.m. activities 8

9 14 Other A proposed law on protection against radioactive materials is being considered and debated in accordance with constitutional procedures. It prohibits the establishment or administration of any nuclear installation, or the circulation, stockpiling, transfer, import or introduction of any sources of ionizing radiation. The same would apply to radioactive waste or byproducts resulting from usage or transfer 9

10 OP 3 (a) and (b) - Account for/secure/physically protect BW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Are any of the following measures, procedures or legislation in place to account for, secure or otherwise protect BW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized 1 Measures to account for production 2 Measures to account for use 3 Measures to account for storage 4 Measures to account for transport 5 Other measures for accounting 6 Measures to secure production 7 Measures to secure use 8 Measures to secure storage National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and others YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 9 Measures to secure transport 10 Other measures for securing Regulations for physical protection of 11 facilities/materials/ transports Licensing/registration of 12 facilities/persons handling biological materials 13 Reliability check of personnel Measures to account for/secure/ physically protect means of delivery Regulations for genetic engineering work Bahrain Maritime Code, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 23/

11 Other legislation/ regulations related 16 to safety and security of biological materials 17 Other GCC Laws on Veterinary Quarantine and Plant Quarantine 11

12 OP 3 (a) and (b) - Account for/secure/physically protect CW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Are any of the following measures, procedures or legislation in place to account for, secure or otherwise protect CW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and others YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 Measures to account for production 2 Measures to account for use 3 Measures to account for storage 4 Measures to account for transport 5 Other measures for accounting 6 Measures to secure production 7 Measures to secure use 8 Measures to secure storage 9 Measures to secure transport Bahrain Maritime Code, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 23/ Other measures for securing Regulations for physical protection of 11 facilities/materials/ transports 12 Licensing of chemical installations/entities/use of materials 13 Reliability check of personnel 14 Measures to account for/secure/ physically protect means of delivery 15 National CWC authority National Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12

13 Reporting Schedule I, II and III 16 chemicals to OPCW Account for, secure or physically 17 protect old chemical weapons Other legislation/ regulations 18 controlling chemical materials 19 Other A law has been drafted and is currently under debate in accordance with constitutional procedures that would prohibit the development, production, stockpiling or acquisition of chemical weapons or the pursuit of any related activities, except by authorization issued for that purpose by the agency designated by that law. It imposes criminal penalties for such actions of up to capital punishment, and imprisonment and fines, in addition to confiscation. 13

14 OP 3 (a) and (b) - Account for/secure/physically protect NW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Are any of the following measures, procedures or legislation in place to account for, secure or otherwise protect NW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and others YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 Measures to account for production 2 Measures to account for use 3 Measures to account for storage 4 Measures to account for transport 5 Other measures for accounting 6 Measures to secure production 7 Measures to secure use 8 Measures to secure storage 9 Measures to secure transport 10 Other measures for securing Regulations for physical protection of 11 facilities/materials/ transports 12 Licensing of nuclear installations/entities/use of materials 13 Reliability check of personnel 14 Measures to account for/secure/ physically protect means of delivery Signed Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, 19 September 2007 Bahrain Maritime Code, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 23/

15 15 National regulatory authority An environmental protection agency has been established, and is registered in an IAEA guide of 3 November 2006 as a national authority for the control of radiation sources An environmental protection agency has been established, and is registered in an IAEA guide of 3 November 2006 as a national authority for the control of radiation sources. 16 IAEA Safeguards Agreements Safeguards Agreement in force, 10 May 2009 Additional Protocol approved 26 November IAEA Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources 18 IAEA Database on Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear Materials and other Radioactive Sources 19 Other Agreements related to IAEA Small Quantities Protocol in force 10 May Additional national legislation/regulations related to nuclear materials including CPPNM 21 Other A proposed law is under debate that would prohibit the use of radioactive materials. It contains a definition of acts that constitute criminal offences and the penalties imposed for them. These acts consist of the production, manufacture, circulation, import or stockpiling of ionizing radioactive materials. This proposed law also provides for the establishment of a national committee to combat the use of radioactive materials 15

16 OP 3 (c) and (d) and related matters from OP 6 and OP 10 - Controls of BW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Which of the following legislation, procedures, measures, agencies exist to control border crossings, export/import and other transfers of BW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and measures of implementation, etc YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 Border control 2 3 Technical support of border control measures Control of brokering, trading in, negotiating, otherwise assisting in sale of goods and technology 1. Royal Decree No. 2/2002 implements the GCC Common Customs Law 2. GCC Laws on Veterinary Quarantine and Plant Quarantine 4 Enforcement agencies/authorities 5 Export control legislation in place 6 Licensing provisions 7 Individual licensing 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. Agriculture Inspection Unit, Directorate of Plant Health under the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (MMAA) 3. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance Gradually implementing a Customs Automation System (ecas) for all trade 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. Agriculture Inspection Unit, Directorate of Plant Health under the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (MMAA) 3. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance 16

17 8 General licensing 9 Exceptions from licensing 10 Licensing of deemed export/visa 11 National licensing authority 12 Interagency review for licenses 13 Control lists 14 Updating of lists 15 Inclusion of technologies 16 Inclusion of means of delivery 17 End-user controls 18 Catch all clause 19 Intangible transfers 20 Transit control 21 Trans-shipment control 22 Re-export control 23 Control of providing funds 24 Control of providing transport services 25 Control of importation 26 Extraterritorial applicability 27 Other Decree No. 11 of 1992 has been issued ratifying the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 17

18 OP 3 (c) and (d) and related matters from OP 6 and OP 10 - Controls of CW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Which of the following legislation, procedures, measures, agencies exist to control border crossings, export/import and other transfers of CW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and measures of implementation, etc YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 Border control 2 3 Technical support of border control measures Control of brokering, trading in, negotiating, otherwise assisting in sale of goods and technology Royal Decree No. 2/2002 implements the GCC Common Customs Law 4 Enforcement agencies/authorities 5 Export control legislation in place 6 Licensing provisions 7 Individual licensing 8 General licensing 9 Exceptions from licensing 10 Licensing of deemed export/visa 11 National licensing authority 12 Interagency review for licenses 13 Control lists 14 Updating of lists 15 Inclusion of technologies 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance Gradually implementing a Customs Automation System (ecas) for all trade 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance 18

19 16 Inclusion of means of delivery 17 End-user controls 18 Catch all clause 19 Intangible transfers 20 Transit control 21 Trans-shipment control 22 Re-export control 23 Control of providing funds 24 Control of providing transport services 25 Control of importation 26 Extraterritorial applicability 27 Other 19

20 OP 3 (c) and (d) and related matters from OP 6, and OP 10 - Controls of NW including Related Materials State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Which of the following legislation, procedures, measures, agencies exist to control border crossings, export/import and other transfers of NW and Related Materials Can violators be penalized National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties, and measures of implementation, etc YES if YES, indicate source document YES if YES, indicate source document Remarks 1 Border control 2 3 Technical support of border control measures Control of brokering, trading in, negotiating, otherwise assisting in sale of goods and technology Royal Decree No. 2/2002 implements the GCC Common Customs Law 4 Enforcement agencies/authorities 5 Export control legislation in place 6 Licensing provisions 7 Individual licensing 8 General licensing 9 Exceptions from licensing 10 Licensing of deemed export/visa 11 National licensing authority 12 Interagency review for licenses 13 Control lists 14 Updating of lists 15 Inclusion of technologies 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance Gradually implementing a Customs Automation System (ecas) for all trade 1. Bahrain Customs Authority 2. General Organization of Ports (GOP), under the Ministry of Finance 20

21 16 Inclusion of means of delivery 17 End-user controls 18 Catch all clause 19 Intangible transfers 20 Transit control 21 Trans-shipment control 22 Re-export control 23 Control of providing funds Control of providing transport 24 services 25 Control of importation Imports of radioactive chemicals and isotopes requires permission from the Ministry of Health 21

22 27 Other A proposed law on radioactive materials has been submitted and is currently under debate and consideration in accordance with constitutional procedures and would prohibit the establishment, operation, transfer or administration of any nuclear installation within the Kingdom, or the circulation, import or introduction of any sources of ionizing radiation. The same would apply to radioactive waste or by-products resulting from any such uses. It includes a definition of acts that would be considered criminal offences related to the use or establishment of any nuclear installation in the Kingdom or any handling or import of such material, and imposes criminal penalties of imprisonment, fines and confiscation. It also provides for the establishment of a national committee for protection against radioactive materials to oversee all activities related to such materials and their licensing 22

23 OP 6, 7 and 8 (d) - Control lists, Assistance, Information State: Date of Report: Date of Addendum 1: Bahrain 22 December March 2008 Can information be provided on the following issues YES Remarks Control lists - items (goods/ 1 equipment/materials/technologies) 2 Control lists - other 3 Assistance offered 4 Assistance requested 5 Assistance in place (bilateral/plurilateral/multilateral) 6 Information for industry 7 Information for the public WCO Columbus assistance programme, phase 1 - Needs assessment (diagnostic), completed 23