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Biology Dep. Iraqi National Monitoring Authority (INMA )

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5-7 September , 2016

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IRAQ

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• Area : 438,317km2
• Population : 31,234,00
• Capital : Baghdad
• Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
• Time zone: GMT+3(UTC+3)
• Internet TLD : iq

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Quotation

The Iraqi Government shall respect and implement Iraq’s international

• bligations regarding the non-proliferation, non-development, non-

production, and non-use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and associated equipment, materiel, technologies, and delivery systems for use in the development, manufacture, production, and use of such weapons.

Constitution of Iraq Article 9 part.1,e

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• Governmental agency responsible since 2004 for Following up the

Implementation of Iraq’s obligation under non- Proliferation International treaties and convention and the Implementation of SCR 1540(2004).

• Working as a coordinator with and between all Iraqi ministries and

International agencies .

• The National Monitoring Authority for Non-proliferation Act No.48 was

issued in 2012 with the instructions for implementing this act to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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• First: Establishing and maintaining a national system of monitoring,

investigation and inspection that shall enable Iraq to comply with its

• bligations pertaining to non-proliferation of WMD conventions and treaties.
• Second: Developing regulations and mechanisms for issuing licenses and

establishing a comprehensive mechanism process for monitoring exports and imports related to dual-use materials and equipment

• Third: Monitoring the related peaceful activities to ensure prevention of

converting into any of prohibited activities

• Fourth: Building programs to minimizing WMD threats and to prevent non-

State actor to acquiring WMD and related materials. In this regard, it has started to hold workshops inside and outside Iraq on WMD threats control and

• n UNSCR 1540 (2004)

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• Nuclear Activity Department.
• Chemical Activity Department.
• Biological Activity Department.
• Means of Delivery Department.
• Import / Export Department.
• Operations, Researches and Studies Department.
• Administrative, Legal and Financial Department.
• Public and International Relationships Department.
• Authority Chairman Office.

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• Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) 1964.
• Nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) 1969.
• Safeguards agreement (SG) 1973.
• Biological weapon convention (BWC) 1991.
• Chemical weapon convention (CWC) 2008
• Additional protocol (AP) 2008.
• Comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT) 2008.

INMA

BWC SCR1540 DTRA SNL BEP COE SWISS GPP MoFa MoH MoAg MoT MoST MoE MoHE MoI

INMA Coordination Activities

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• The Convention opened for signature in 1972.
• Iraq has signed the Convention in May 1972.
• Iraq ratified the Convention in June 1991
• Contact point
• Participate in Implantation Support Unit activities
• Assistance program
• workshops
• Side events

• Meeting
• Experts Meeting
• States Parties Meeting
• Review Conference
• Submit present paper
• Experts Meeting
• States Parties Meeting
• Review Conference

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• CBMs
• The sites covered by CBMs
• Interview with the representative of the sites
• determine facility site
• preparation name lists of the site .
• determine coordinates sites.

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• CBMs
• CBMs Preparation
• INMA send official letter to the sites covered by CBMs on mid-

January, annually.

• Distribute CBMs forms according to the site activities .
• INMA receive completed CBMs on mid – February for verification of

information .

• INMA Send CBMs to ministry of foreign affairs on mid – March and

submit to ISU before the mid-April per year.

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• CBMs verification
• INMA experts will be visit the covered sites for verification.
• INMA solve any gaps in cooperation with the covered sites.
• Send CBMs
• verified CBMs as the final by the INMA
• Send CBMs through the ministry of foreign affairs to the ISU in Geneva

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