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General-purpose criterion

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Therefore, Article I applies to all scientific and technological developments whose intended use is inconsistent with the objectives of the BWC. It thus covers developments in all of the life sciences and other scientific fields of relevance to the BWC, including fields such as microbiology, genetic
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biological and chemical weapons. It ensures that these prohibitions remain relevant regardless of future scientific and technological developments, and that they cover even currently unknown agents and toxins that may be employed as weapons.
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The scope of the general-purpose criterion broadly governs the purpose of biological and chemical agents as opposed to specific objects. The prohibitions under the criterion are thus not limited to a specific list, but encompass
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whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes
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to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain: (1) microbial or other biological agents, or toxins
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engineering, biotechnology, molecular biology and others.
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General Purpose Criterion
international law
international agreements
biological
chemical weapons
Biological Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
"The General Purpose Criterion and the Schedules of the Chemical Weapons Convention"
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"The Importance of Implementation of the General Purpose Criterion of the Chemical Weapons Convention"
Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicology and Treatment
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9780470013595
"No time for complacency: tackling challenges to the Chemical Weapons Convention | Arms Control Association"
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"Educational Module on CBW: General-purpose criterion"
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Final Document of the Eighth Review Conference
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