# Council Decision 2012/166/CFSP of 23 March 2012 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Division: Purposes:

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

Purpose 1 — States Parties make progress towards:
fulfilling national implementation requirements under Article VII of the CWC,
complying with their declarations and inspection declarations requirements under Article VI of the CWC,
running more efficiently their national authorities,
facilitating the basic training of national authorities,
being prepared for investigations of alleged use under Articles IX and X of the CWC.
Purpose 2 — States not Party to the CWC get more involved in OPCW activities and increase their understanding of the CWC and its benefits.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/166/annex/division/Project/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-166/annex/division-Project/division-2
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