United States technical equipment inspection and approval process for treatyspecified equipment designated for use in verification activities. Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, for example, the United States must certify Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons technical secretariat equipment from safety, security, and environmental standpoints before the items can be brought to, and used at, U.S. (Department of Defense) facilities.

Also establishes baseline data for comparative analysis during subsequent equipment inspections pursuant to inspection activities.