# Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2096 of 16 November 2015 on the position of the European Union relating to the Eighth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BTWC), Article 1

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

In the run up to and during the Eighth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons Convention and on Their Destruction (‘BTWC’), the Union shall work, in particular, to ensure that the States Parties address the following priorities:
(a) building and sustaining confidence in compliance, by a range of specific measures described in this Decision;
(b) supporting national implementation, including by engaging more with non-governmental stakeholders;
(c) supporting the UN Secretary-General's Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of biological weapons and agents through further development of its operational capabilities as a means of strengthening Articles VI and VIII of the BTWC; and,
(d) promoting the universality of the BTWC.
The Union's objective is to review the operation of the BTWC and the 2012-2015 Intersessional Process, promote concrete actions and explore options to further strengthen the BTWC. In this regard, the Union shall put forward concrete proposals to the Eighth Review Conference in 2016 with a view to their adoption by that Conference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2096/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2096/article-1
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