21.   Government officials began damage control over the weekend, ordering spot inspections of buildings nationwide amid national outrage over poor safety standards and enforcement.

22.   It did not say why but spot inspections are not unusual.

23.   The accord, to be administered under United Nations auspices by an international secretariat at the Hague, allows signatory states to demand spot inspections in other signatory nations.

24.   The ban, to be administered by the Hague-based OPCW, also allows signatory states to demand spot inspections in other signatory nations.

25.   The cabinet also reviewed contacts with Annan to resolve the current row over spot inspections, the agency reported.

26.   The Chemical Manufacturers Association supports the treaty, but some companies oppose provisions for spot inspections and seizures of outlawed chemicals.

27.   The convention also allows participating states to demand spot inspections in other member states.

28.   The move ended spot inspections of suspected weapons sites.

29.   The move ended spot inspections of suspected weapons sites because U.N. experts must be accompanied by Iraqi escorts.

30.   The move has paralyzed spot inspections in Iraq because U.N. weapons experts must be accompanied by Iraqi escorts.