# Council Decision 2013/668/CFSP of 18 November 2013 in support of World Health Organisation activities in the area of biosafety and biosecurity in the framework of the European Union Strategy against the 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 the relevant elements of the EU Strategy, the Union shall contribute to the implementation of decisions made by the States Parties at the Seventh Review Conference of BTWC with the following objectives:
ensuring the safety and security of microbial or other biological agents or toxins in laboratories and other facilities, including during transportation, as appropriate, in order to prevent unauthorised access to such agents and toxins and their unauthorised removal,
promoting biorisk reduction practices and awareness, including biosafety, biosecurity, bioethics and preparedness against intentional misuse of biological agents and toxins, through international cooperation in this area.
2. The projects corresponding to measures of the EU Strategy, are those that aim at the:
promotion of laboratory biorisk management through national and regional outreach,
development of national laboratory biorisk management strategies to counter biological risks (a demonstration model for countries).
A detailed description of those projects is set out in the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/668/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-668/article-1
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