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DECC may, in certain circumstances, seek to prosecute companies or individuals if they do not comply with the Chemical Weapons Act 1996.

Here you can find details of departmental press notices issued at the conclusion of these prosecutions, and information on prosecutions by other authorities on similar matters:

 

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