NACWC was set up by a resolution of Cabinet
Secretariat dated May 1997, to fulfill the obligations enunciated in the
Chemical Weapons Convention . This
Convention Prohibit the development ,
production , execution , transfer , use and stockpiling of all chemical weapons
by member states in a non- discriminatory manner.
The Parliament enacted in 2000 a CWC Act to
give effect to the Provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention
in India. The National Authority has been awarded an ISO 9001- 2008
Certification by Bureau Ventas on
November , 2010 , making India’s National Authority the world’s first
ISO certification National
Authority, among 188 States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
