# Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 of 17 February 2015 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.

Setting the direction for science and technology related activities at the OPCW in the interim period between the Fourth and Fifth Review Conferences-
To enable the Director-General to render special advice to the OPCW policymaking organs and to the State Parties in the areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC
To draw upon a larger pool of scientific experts available for the OPCW, and improved mechanisms for keeping aware of developments in chemical monitoring technologies and informatics tools for analysis of complex data sets containing chemical information
Building and maintaining a network of non-technical stakeholders who can compliment scientific experts available to the OPCW in assessing all aspects of new science and technology to provide more complete advice on science and technology and its impact
To enable a number of off-site laboratories to analyse toxins in support of the CWC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/259/annex/division/3/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-259/annex/division-3/division-2
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