Det overordnede mål for denne afgørelse er gennem de nedenfor beskrevne projekter at støtte de deltagende staters gennemførelse af De Forenede Nationers Sikkerhedsråds resolution (UNSCR) 1540 og andre dermed forbundne resolutioner, konvention om forbud mod udvikling, fremstilling og oplagring af bakteriologiske (biologiske) våben og toksinvåben samt om disse våbens tilintetgørelse (BTWC) samt det internationale sundhedsregulativ (IHR) og navnlig de aspekter, der vedrører sikkerhed og sikring i forbindelse med biologiske agenser eller toksiner i laboratorier og andre anlæg, herunder under transport fra et sted til et andet, for at hindre naturlig, uheldsbetinget eller forsætlig udledning af biologiske materialer og for bedre at kontrollere infektioner.
The overall objective of this Decision is to support, through the projects described below, the States Parties’ implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 and other related Resolutions, the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (BTWC) as well as the International Health Regulations (IHR), and specifically those aspects that relate to the safety and security of biological agents and toxins in laboratories and other facilities, including the period of transit from one place to another, in order to prevent natural, accidental, or deliberate release of biological materials and to better control infections.