CFR 15-710.5-2014 Commerce and foreign trade. Part710:General information and overview of the chemical weapons convention regulations (CWCR). Section710.5:Authority.
The CWCR (parts 710 through 729 of this subchapter) implement certain provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention under the authority of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 (Act), the National Emergencies Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, by extending verification and trade restriction requirements under Article VI and related parts of the Verification Annex of the Convention to U.S. persons. In Executive Order 13128 of June 25, 1999, the President delegated authority to the Department of Commerce to promulgate regulations to implement the Act, and consistent with the Act, to carry out appropriate functions not otherwise assigned in the Act but necessary to implement certain reporting, monitoring and inspection requirements of the Convention and the Act.
CFR 15-710.5-2014 history
2014CFR 15-710.5-2014 Commerce and foreign trade. Part710:General information and overview of the chemical weapons convention regulations (CWCR). Section710.5:Authority.