# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1296 of 31 July 2019 in support of strengthening biological safety and security in Ukraine in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, Division 3.1.2: Description of the project

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

Specific measures related to legislative and regulatory improvements in the field of biosafety and biosecurity requiring priority implementation and which will be directly supported by this project include:
Development and submission to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the draft Law of Ukraine on Biosafety and Biosecurity;
Development and adoption of a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on regulation of issues related to control of compliance with the biosecurity and biosecurity requirements in institutions and establishments working with pathogenic microorganisms;
Development and adoption of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Concept, the Ukrainian national action plan for responding to outbreaks of dangerous and especially dangerous diseases, and identification of the critical infrastructure that ensures appropriate response to the risks of outbreaks or to outbreaks of dangerous and especially dangerous diseases;
Introduction of a uniform system of biological safety of Ukraine as well as plans for protection of biological agents from accidental or deliberate dissemination and for their proper and safe storage and transportation, including their in-house security;
Reorganization of the public health and veterinary medicine system to comply with international requirements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1296/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1296/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.2
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