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. 2015 Jan 6;2:83. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00083

Table 5.

Areas where domestic controls should be implemented and enforced in order to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons under UN Security Council Resolution 1540a.

Measures to account for secure production
Measures to account for secure use
Measures to account for secure storage
Measures to account for secure transport
Regulations for physical protection of facilities/materials/transports
Licensing/registration of facilities/persons handling biological materials
Reliability check of personnel
Measures to account for/secure/physically protect means of delivery
Regulations for genetic engineering work
Other legislation/regulations related to safety and security for biological materials

aAdapted from Bakanidze et al. (2010).