# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/97 of 21 January 2019 in support of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in the framework of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Division 1.1.1: Project purpose

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

To promote universal adherence to the BTWC by encouraging States not party to the BTWC better to understand the benefits of joining the BTWC and getting more involved in BTWC meetings and other activities. This project will support the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the Eighth Review Conference concerning universalisation of the BTWC and ensure the sustainability of the efforts initiated pursuant to Decision (CFSP) 2016/51 following the Regional Universalisation Workshop for the Pacific region, held in Fiji in July 2017, and the two regional workshops targeting States not yet party to the BTWC in Africa in late 2018.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/97/annex/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-97/annex/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.1
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