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Section 8Sec./Art. 8
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Forfeiture. - After inventory, satisfactory documentation, and confirmatory testing, chemical weapons found anywhere in the territory or in any other place under the jurisdiction of the Philippines, as well as the fruits and proceeds of the offense, shall be forfeited in favor of the national government through the ATC, and shall be destroyed or disposed at specifically designated and appropriately designed and equipped facilities.
Any chemical weapon discovered in the territory of the Philippines shall be reported to the OPCW by the ATC in accordance with the provisions of Part IV(A) of the Convention;s Verification Annex: Provided, That the facility, warehouse, or place where the chemical weapons are being stored and produced and such other instruments thereon shall be subject to forfeiture after conviction.
The ATC shall initiate and oversee the process of forfeiture.
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