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Article 1

United Kingdom

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1.

For the purpose of giving immediate and practical application to some elements of the EU Strategy, the European Union shall support activities of the OPCW, with the following objectives:

  • to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the Convention, and

  • to promote universality by encouraging States not Party to join the Convention.

2.

In this context, the projects of the OPCW, corresponding to measures of the EU Strategy, shall be the following:

  • Project I: National Implementation, Verification and Universality

    Activities:

    • bilateral technical assistance visits

    • training of customs officials on the technical aspects of the Convention’s transfers’ regime

    • training of national escorts

    • training of national authorities for the use of an electronic declaration tool

    • challenge inspection field exercise

  • Project II: International Cooperation

    Activities:

    • analytical skills development course

    • CWC and chemical process safety workshop

  • Project III: Seminar — OPCW’s Contribution to International Security Dimension and Challenges

  • Project IV: visits by representatives of the Executive Council to chemical weapons destruction facilities

  • Project V: second session of the Scientific Advisory Board

  • Project VI: seminar — OPCW’s contribution in the sphere of security and non-proliferation

  • Project VII: preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving chemicals

    Activities:

    • table top exercise

    • regional workshop on Article X of the Convention

  • Project VIII: Africa programme

    Activities:

    • bilateral technical assistance visits

    • outreach activity — academic and training Institution — Kofi Annan Centre

    • training of customs officials on the technical aspects of the Convention’s transfers’ regime

    • outreach to States not Parties

    • analytical skills development course

    • outreach to industry — CWC and chemical process safety workshop

    • regional workshop — Article X and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response

A detailed description of the projects is set out in Annex to this Decision.