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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-569/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/569",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2009/569/CFSP of 27 July 2009 on support for OPCW activities in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-569",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "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:\nto enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the Convention, and\nto promote universality by encouraging States not Party to join the Convention.\n2. In this context, the projects of the OPCW, corresponding to measures of the EU Strategy, shall be the following:\nProject I: National Implementation, Verification and Universality\nActivities:\nbilateral technical assistance visits\ntraining of customs officials on the technical aspects of the Convention’s transfers’ regime\ntraining of national escorts\ntraining of national authorities for the use of an electronic declaration tool\nchallenge inspection field exercise\nProject II: International Cooperation\nActivities:\nanalytical skills development course\nCWC and chemical process safety workshop\nProject III: Seminar — OPCW’s Contribution to International Security Dimension and Challenges\nProject IV: visits by representatives of the Executive Council to chemical weapons destruction facilities\nProject V: second session of the Scientific Advisory Board\nProject VI: seminar — OPCW’s contribution in the sphere of security and non-proliferation\nProject VII: preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving chemicals\nActivities:\ntable top exercise\nregional workshop on Article X of the Convention\nProject VIII: Africa programme\nActivities:\nbilateral technical assistance visits\noutreach activity — academic and training Institution — Kofi Annan Centre\ntraining of customs officials on the technical aspects of the Convention’s transfers’ regime\noutreach to States not Parties\nanalytical skills development course\noutreach to industry — CWC and chemical process safety workshop\nregional workshop — Article X and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response\nA detailed description of the projects is set out in Annex to this Decision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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