# 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, Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/569/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-569/article-1
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