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Marcos Jr. signs law banning chemical weapons
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure that prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons.
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure that prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons.
Under Republic Act 12174, signed by the President on April 15, 2025, it is prohibited to develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, retain, use, or transfer domestically or by cross-border movement, any chemical weapon, as well as finance the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, use, or transfer of chemical weapons.
Under Republic Act 12174, signed by the President on April 15, 2025, it is prohibited to develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, retain, use, or transfer domestically or by cross-border movement, any chemical weapon, as well as finance the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, use, or transfer of chemical weapons.
The law also bans the possession of precursors and scheduled chemicals without the necessary license or permit, or to transfer them domestically or by cross-border movement, directly or indirectly.
The law also bans the possession of precursors and scheduled chemicals without the necessary license or permit, or to transfer them domestically or by cross-border movement, directly or indirectly.
It is also prohibited to engage in any military preparation with the use of a chemical weapon; to assist, encourage, or induce a person to engage in any activity that is prohibited for a State Party under the Convention; (f) to use a riot control agent as a method of warfare: (g) to export and import Schedule 1 chemicals to or from a State not a Party to the Convention, including transit through such State; and (h) to engage in any other activity prohibited for a State Party under the Convention.
It is also prohibited to engage in any military preparation with the use of a chemical weapon; to assist, encourage, or induce a person to engage in any activity that is prohibited for a State Party under the Convention; (f) to use a riot control agent as a method of warfare: (g) to export and import Schedule 1 chemicals to or from a State not a Party to the Convention, including transit through such State; and (h) to engage in any other activity prohibited for a State Party under the Convention.
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The Anti-Terrorism Council is designated as the Philippine national authority on the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Anti-Terrorism Council is designated as the Philippine national authority on the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The ATC is also tasked to develop rules and regulations and formulate policies concerning the production, processing, consumption, importation, exportation, in-country transfer, use, and proper disposal of scheduled chemicals and facilities, and production facilities of other chemicals not included in the scheduled chemicals of the Convention's Annex on Chemicals.
The ATC is also tasked to develop rules and regulations and formulate policies concerning the production, processing, consumption, importation, exportation, in-country transfer, use, and proper disposal of scheduled chemicals and facilities, and production facilities of other chemicals not included in the scheduled chemicals of the Convention's Annex on Chemicals.
Any person who develops, produces, acquires, stockpiles, retains, transfers, or uses chemical weapons shall suffer the penalty of life imprisonment, without the benefit of parole, and shall be fined not less than P2 million and not more than P5 million.
Any person who develops, produces, acquires, stockpiles, retains, transfers, or uses chemical weapons shall suffer the penalty of life imprisonment, without the benefit of parole, and shall be fined not less than P2 million and not more than P5 million.
Any chemical weapon discovered in the territory of the Philippines shall be forfeited in favor of the national government through the ATC. and shall be destroyed or disposed at specifically designated and appropriately designed and equipped facilities.
Any chemical weapon discovered in the territory of the Philippines shall be forfeited in favor of the national government through the ATC. and shall be destroyed or disposed at specifically designated and appropriately designed and equipped facilities.
The law shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The law shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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