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Department of Trade and Industry: Chemicals and Biotechnology Directorate: Registered...
Catalogue reference: NK 87
What's it about?
NK 87
This series contains records relating to the Organisation for the Prohibitions of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the proposed Chemical Weapons Convention, The Chemical and Biotechnology Directorate, the convention, and interaction with the Chemical Industry.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NK 87
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Trade and Industry: Chemicals and Biotechnology Directorate: Registered Files (JB Prefix)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1992-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the Organisation for the Prohibitions of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the proposed Chemical Weapons Convention, The Chemical and Biotechnology Directorate, the convention, and interaction with the Chemical Industry.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records are arranged in alphanumeric order
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records on the control of Scheduled Chemicals located in NK 116
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- JB Prefix
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Department of Trade and Industry, Chemicals and Biotechnology Directorate, 1992-2000
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2023 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Weapons
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Chemical and Biotechnology Directorate engaged with the chemical industry on both a domestic and international level. The directorate assisted industry with both trade matters and state aid funding arrangements. The directorate engaged with industry on speciality chemical products (rubber, plastics, paints, dyes) and any Health and Safety implications. They would also work with the chemical industry on innovation and improving competitiveness. The Biotechnology side focussed on supporting research and development and transfer of technologies into industries such as biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness (fertilisers and pesticides).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18537763/
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Department of Trade and Industry: Chemicals and Biotechnology Directorate: Registered Files (JB Prefix)
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