De stater, der har undertegnet CTBT, har besluttet at nedsætte en forberedende kommission med rets- og handleevne, der skal varetage en effektiv gennemførelse af CTBT, indtil CTBTO er blevet oprettet.
The States Signatories of the CTBT have decided to establish a Preparatory Commission, endowed with legal capacity, and which has standing as an international organisation, for the purpose of carrying out the effective implementation of the CTBT, pending the establishment of the CTBTO.