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2007 CD Work Plan for agenda
item 3:
“prevention of an arms race in outer space”
Coordinated by Canada
Outline for informal meetings at the Conference on Disarmament
Agenda Item #3 – Prevention of an arms race in outer space
Coordinator: Ambassador Paul MEYER (Canada)
Schedule: See Comprehensive
Calendar
The objective of these sessions would be to identify proposals
relevant to PAROS that have the potential to become eventual multilateral
agreements of the CD. The CD documents cited are recent working
papers addressing the principal topics identified and are meant
as an aid to delegations and do not represent an exhaustive listing
of previous inputs (e.g. statements) to the CD on the subject of
PAROS.
Monday Feb 12 - Consideration of the adequacy
of the existing international legal regime providing for security
in outer space and possible means of enhancing it (CD/1780 and CD/1784).
Tuesday Feb 13 - Transparency and Confidence Building
Measures (TCBMs):
- Information-based measures: information exchange, notification,
observation
- Behavioural Guidelines: debris mitigation, no first deployment
pledges, ASAT test moratoria, traffic management, codes of conduct
(CD/ 1778 and CD/1786)
Wednesday Feb 14 - Elements of a treaty on the
non-weaponization of outer space:
- scope, definitions, verification, key provisions
(CD/1679, CD/1769, CD/1779, CD/1781, CD/1785)
Thursday March 8, morning - Further consideration
of TCBMs
Thursday March 8, afternoon - Further consideration
of elements of a treaty on the non-weaponization of outer space
Friday March 9 - Assessment of work to date and
next steps
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