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UN Secretary-General transmits, in a letter to the President of the Security Council, the first monthly report of the OPCW Director-General.
The OPCW Director-General submits his first monthly report to the OPCW Executive Council.
The Syrian Arab Republic submits its initial declaration as required by Article III of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
As of 22 October, 18 disclosure assessment visits conducted and activities related to destruction of critical equipment carried out at 16 sites.
By 17 October, 11 sites inspected - some facilities already made inoperable.
The OPCW and the UN jointly announce the formal establishment of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission and the appointment of Ms. Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Special Coordinator.
The Chemical Weapons Convention enters into force for the Syrian Arab Republic.
The OPCW-UN Joint Mission commences the destruction of critical equipment with the aim to render inoperable, or “functionally destroy” chemical weapons production facilities, including mixing/filling plants by 1 November 2013.
With the assistance of the OPCW inspectors, the Syrian Arab Republic submits additional information to the disclosure made on 19 September.
Four days after the Executive Council and Security Council decisions, an OPCW-UN advance team arrives in Damascus, sets up an operational base and commences its work in accordance with EC-M-33/Dec.1 and