Ⅰ Government's Role in Implementation

The Chinese government has always supported the legal system and multilayer implementation mechanism of the Chemical Weapons Convention（hereinafter shorted as“the Convention”）. Leadership of authorities at various levels listened to implementation reports for many times, participated in relevant activities, provided instructions, identified requirements and helped coordinate to solve problems.

As the national authority, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology（MIIT）has been serious in fulfilling its due responsibilities and organizing and coordinating national implementation efforts, which is incorporated into working plans of the Ministry with sufficient budget funding and listed as one of its priorities and objectives to be evaluated. MFA, MND and other parties to the Inter-Ministry Implementation Meeting, according to their division of duties, carried out a lot work and played important roles in international collaboration, military efforts and assistance to the Japanese government in destructing chemical weapons abandoned in China. In February, NOI circulated the Requirements on Work to Implement the Chemical Weapons Convention 2015, which urged provincial/municipal implementing offices to fulfill their obligations based on local condition. On April 15th, the Steering Group on the Disposal of Japanese Abandoned Chemical Weapons（JACW）held its fourth plenary in Beijing to exchange views on JACW projects and plan next steps. On April 20th, as specified in the Notification of SCOPSR on Adjustments on Responsibilities and Organization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology（SCOPSR[2015] 17）, NOI was moved from the De partment of Raw Material Industry to the Department of Production Safety. On July 29th, MIIT General Office publicized the Notification on Further Enhanced Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, in which it proposed requirements in four areas regarding implementation under new situations.