[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
[December 31, 1997]
[Page 1828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]


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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting a Certification Required by 
the Ratification Resolution of the Chemical Weapons Convention
December 31, 1997

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
    In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24, 
1997, I hereby certify that:
    In connection with Condition (9), Protection of Advanced 
Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and interests of 
chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms in the United States 
are not being significantly harmed by the limitations of the Convention 
on access to, and production of, those chemicals and toxins listed in 
Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals.
        Sincerely,

                                                      William J. Clinton

Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, and Jesse Helms, chairman, Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations.