Article 1
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The objective of the European Union shall be to strengthen the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (CWC) by building on the progress achieved so far in destroying declared stockpiles of chemical weapons and the prevention of their re-emergence, through, inter alia, enhancement of the CWC’s verification regime, improvement of national implementation as well as efforts towards achieving universality.
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The Union shall aim to strengthen the CWC also by adapting the implementation of the CWC in light of the changing security environment and developments in science and technology and by emphasising that the Third Review Conference should provide political support and broad guidance for the work to be undertaken in the inter-sessional period on the future priorities of the OPCW.
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To attain the objective laid down in this Article, the Union shall put forward concrete proposals to the Third Review Conference.