Executive Order No. 39 (2011) — the Philippines took part in the negotiations that led to the adoption of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), on 03 September 1992;

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SECTION 1 · National Authority SECTION 2 · Secretariat of the PNA-CWC SECTION 3 · Sub-Committees SECTION 4 · Duty to Extend Assistance to the PNA-CWC SECTION 5 · Funding for the PNA-CWC SECTION 7 · Separability SECTION 6 · Repeal

SECTION 1

National Authority

SECTION 1.

National Authority. The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) is hereby designated as the Philippine National Authority on Chemical Weapons Convention, hereinafter referred to as PNA-CWC, to be headed by the Executive Secretary as Chairperson of the ATC. The PNA-CWC shall serve as the national coordinating body for effective liaison with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, and shall be the lead agency in the implementation of the provisions of the Convention.

SECTION 2

Secretariat of the PNA-CWC

SECTION 2.

Secretariat of the PNA-CWC. The ATC-Program Management Center (ATC-PMC) shall act as the Secretariat of the PNA-CWC. The PNA-CWC may request personnel from other government agencies to assist the Secretariat.

SECTION 3

Sub-Committees

SECTION 3.

Sub-Committees. To facilitate its work, the PNA-CWC may establish Sub-Committees, as it may deem necessary, to assist in the implementation of its functions and as a pool of experts.

SECTION 4

Duty to Extend Assistance to the PNA-CWC

SECTION 4.

Duty to Extend Assistance to the PNA-CWC. All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies or instrumentalities of the Government, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations and government financial institutions are hereby directed to extend such assistance and support to the PNA-CWC, as may be necessary, for the successful implementation of its functions.

SECTION 5

Funding for the PNA-CWC

SECTION 5.

Funding for the PNA-CWC. The initial funding requirement for the first year of operation of the PNA-CWC, in the amount of FIVE MILLION PESOS (P5,000,000.00), shall be chargeable against the Contingent Fund of the Office of the President. Thereafter, the amount needed for the operation of the PNA-CWC and its Secretariat shall be included in the budget of the ATC.

SECTION 7

Separability

SECTION 7.

Separability. If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 6

Repeal

SECTION 6.

Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.