# 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 4

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

In addition to the objectives laid down in Article 1, the Union shall support the strengthening of the role of the ISU. In particular, the Union shall support:
(a) the prolongation of the ISU's mandate for a further five years;
(b) the inclusion of further activities in the mandate of the ISU to support the implementation of a revised and strengthened intersessional work programme, as proposed in Article 5 below;
(c) the development of a more effective system to review scientific and technological developments and their impact on the BTWC by establishing, inter alia, a standing science and technology advisory and liaison function in the ISU;
(d) the adoption of an action plan on universalisation to be coordinated by the ISU;
(e) a role for the ISU in supporting States Parties' national points of contact in compiling and submitting CBM-forms as noted in Article 3;
(f) an adequate expansion of the current ISU staff to meet the new objectives and carry out the activities referred to in this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2096/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2096/article-4
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