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Statement by the Chinese Delegation at the Meeting of Experts of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) on National Implementation Measures --- Activities Prohibited by the Convention (August 18, 2003, Geneva) 2004/04/16 Mr. Chairman, In order to implement earnestly the prohibition set forth in article one of the Convention, China has promulgated and put into practice a series of laws and regulations, the major part of which is the Criminal Law and its Third Revision. It is provided that, any illegal manufacturing, trading in, transporting, storing, using, stealing, snatching or robbing of any toxic substances or infectious pathogens constitutes a crime against public security and shall receive imprisonment of no less than three years and no more than ten years if no serious consequences are caused thereby. A punishment of ten years and above imprisonment, life imprisonment or death may be imposed if serious consequences are caused thereby. Any using of false toxic substance or infectious pathogens, or fabricating terror news such as biological and chemical threats, or further spreading knowingly fabricated terror news and cause serious social disorder shall receive a punishment of no more than five years imprisonment, detention or be put under surveillance; or receive imprisonment of five years and above if serious consequences are caused thereby. The said provisions cover article one of the Convention. Thank you, Mr.Chairman.

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