# 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.

Enhance State Parties' awareness of the importance of submitting timely and full declarations on national programmes related to protective purposes
Increase State Parties' contribution to the preparedness of OPCW to respond to requests for assistance
Encourage State Parties to foster the creation of regional networks in their regions or sub-regions to improve their coordinated response to a chemical weapons attack
Encourage State Parties to establish coordination and cooperation between the sub-regions in the chemical emergency response
Build the capacity of State Parties to further disseminate knowledge and skills acquired during the training courses
Exercise and evaluate the national prevention of, preparedness for and response to a chemical incident and to increase awareness of further steps to be taken to enhance the level of preparedness
Exercise and evaluate the coordination of the international community in the prevention and response to a chemical incident.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/259/annex/division/4/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-259/annex/division-4/division-2
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