# 15 CFR § 710.2: Scope of the CWCR

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 710.2
- **Heading:** Scope of the CWCR
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER VII—BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER B—CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION REGULATIONS > PART 710—GENERAL INFORMATION AND OVERVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION REGULATIONS (CWCR)

## Text

The Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (parts 710 through 729 of this subchapter), or CWCR, implement certain obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, known as the CWC or Convention.
(a) Persons and facilities subject to the CWCR. (1) The CWCR apply to all persons and facilities located in the United States, except the following U.S. Government facilities:
(i) Department of Defense facilities;
(ii) Department of Energy facilities; and
(iii) Facilities of other U.S. Government agencies that notify the USNA of their decision to be excluded from the CWCR.
(2) For purposes of the CWCR, “United States Government facilities” are those facilities owned and operated by a U.S. Government agency (including those operated by contractors to the agency), and those facilities leased to and operated by a U.S. Government agency (including those operated by contractors to the agency). “United States Government facilities” do not include facilities owned by a U.S. Government agency and leased to a private company or other entity such that the private company or entity may independently decide for what purposes to use the facilities.
(b) Activities subject to the CWCR. The activities subject to the CWCR (parts 710 through 729 of this subchapter) are activities, including production, processing, consumption, exports and imports, involving chemicals further described in parts 712 through 715 of the CWCR. These do not include activities involving inorganic chemicals other than those listed in the Schedules of Chemicals, or other specifically exempted unscheduled discrete organic chemicals.

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 710.1 § 710.1 Definitions of terms used in the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 710.2 § 710.2 Scope of the CWCR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 710.3 § 710.3 Purposes of the Convention and CWCR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 710.4 § 710.4 Overview of scheduled chemicals and examples of affected industries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 710.5 § 710.5 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 710.6 § 710.6 Relationship between the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-710.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.1 § 711.1 Overviews of declaration, reporting, and advance notification requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.2 § 711.2 Who submits declarations, reports, and advance notifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.3 § 711.3 Compliance review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.4 § 711.4 Assistance in determining your obligations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.5 § 711.5 Numerical precision of submitted data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.6 § 711.6 Where to obtain forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.7 § 711.7 Where to submit declarations, reports and advance notifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.7.md)
- [15 CFR § 711.8 § 711.8 How to request authorization from BIS to make electronic submissions of declarations or reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-711.8.md)

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