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AUSTRIA

DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS

Reservation(translation)

"Considering the obligations resulting from its

status as a

permanently neutral state, the Republic of Austria declares a reservation to the effect chat its co-operation within the framework of this Convention cannot exceed the limit. determined by the status of permanent neutrality and membership with the United Nations.

This reservation refers in particular to Article VII of this Convention as well as co auf smilar provision replacing or supplementing this Article.

"

BAHRAIN

Stacement:

"The accession by the State of Bahrain to the Convention on the Prohibicion of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, 1972, shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relacions of any kind therewith.

"

CHINA, PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF

Statement:

"1. The basic spirit or the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons conforms to China → consistent position and is conducive to the efforts of the world s peace-loving countries and peoples in fighting agains. aggression and maintaining world peace. China once was one of the victims of biological (bacteriological) Weapons. Chula has not produced of possessed such weapons and will never do so Lil Bucure. However, the Chinese Government considers that the Convention has its defects. For instance, it fails to provide in explicit cecas for the "prohibicion of the use of" biological weapons and the concrete and effective measures for supervision and verification; it lacks forceful measures of sanctions che procedure of complaint against instances of violation of the Convention.

is the hope of the Chinese Government that these defects maybe made up of corrected at an appropriate time.

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2. Ic is also the hope of the Chinese Government that a convention on complete prohibition and thorough destruction of chemical weapons will soon be concluded.