National implementation by a State of the obligations in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) contributes to domestic, regional and global security.

In particular, national implementation measures are designed to prevent the development, production, and use of biological weapons, as well as the transshipment of biological weapons and related materials across a State Party’s territory (transit), or the financing and brokering of sales of BW-related materials in other countries.

These measures also prevent the territory of a State being misused as a safe haven by terrorist or criminal non-State-actors for illegal activities relating to biological agents or toxins.