The Conference was also attended by six signatory states which have not yet ratified the Convention, and three observer states which have neither signed nor ratified the Convention.
The proposal by Egypt to establish in the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction must be seen in this light. (Conference on Disarmament document CD/1098 of 12 August 1991.) See also BW Review Conference document BWC/CONF.III/13 (Syria).
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Micro-organisms have been defined as pathogenic to man, animals and plants in accordance with the Convention.
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Conference on Disarmament document CD/1079 of 3 June 1991.
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This has been the case with the US allegations that the Soviet Union is engaged in an extensive biological weapons programme.
Canada submitted to the Review Conference a paper on 'Transparency Mechanisms for the Canadian Chemical and Biological Defence Program'. Though quite detailed, the paper does not contain all information required by the Review Conference Final Declaration.
