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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-538/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/538",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/538 of 1 April 2019 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-538",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. For the purpose of giving immediate and practical application to some elements of the EU Strategy, the Union shall support activities of the OPCW, with the following objectives:\nto enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC;\nto enhance the preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving toxic chemicals;\nto enhance international cooperation in the field of chemical activities;\nto support the ability of the OPCW to adapt to developments in the field of science and technology;\nto enhance the capacity of the OPCW to address the threat of chemical weapons use;\nto promote universality by encouraging States not Parties to join the CWC.\n2. In the context of paragraph 1, the Union-supported activities of the projects of the OPCW, which are in compliance with the measures of the EU Strategy, shall be the following:\nProject I: OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology and implementation of Decision C-SS-4/DEC.3 on addressing the threat from chemical weapons use\nActivities:\nLaboratory upgrade project\nImplementation of Decision C-SS-4/DEC.3\nProject II: Chemical demilitarisation and non-proliferation\nActivities:\nVisits of Executive Council representatives and observers of States Parties to the People's Republic of China and the United States of America to obtain an overview of the destruction programmes\nExpansion and enhancement of the usage of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system\nDeployment of a full telecommunications solution to all relevant OPCW Technical Secretariat staff members\nProject III: Assistance and protection in African States Parties\nActivities:\nOperational training for first responders\nTraining of trainers in assistance and protection for the Africa Group\nProject IV: International cooperation\nActivities:\nExecutive training for senior industry managers, policymakers and alumni of the OPCW Associate Programme\nLaboratory twinning project\nForum for women on the peaceful uses of chemistry and basic analytical skills development course for women chemists\nEducation and training for youth on the peaceful uses of chemistry\nAnalytical development course for analytical chemists in the African Member States\nChemical safety and security management course for African States Parties\nProject V: Universality and outreach\nActivities:\nDevelopment of e-learning modules\nTranslation and dissemination of education and outreach tools and materials\nSupport for NGO participation in OPCW activities\nSide events in the margins of the Conferences of States Parties\nProject VI: National implementation\nActivities:\nGlobal stakeholders' forum\nProject VII: Science and technology\nActivities:\nPlant biomarker challenge\nSupport for the temporary working groups (TWGs) of the OPCW's Scientific Advisory Board\nA detailed description of the Union-supported activities of the OPCW referred to in this paragraph is set out in the Annex.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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