The Conference understands that the States Parties &apos; compliance with their obligation not to &quot; develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire or obtain, under any circumstances, biological agents or toxins, weapons, equipment, or means of delivery of agents for non-peaceful purposes &quot; means that other States Parties or non-State actors will be effectively precluded from gaining access to such items from facilities operated by States Parties, thereby greatly complicating acquisition by such entities.
The Conference understands that the States Parties &apos; compliance with their obligation not to &quot; develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire or obtain, under any circumstances, biological agents or toxins, weapons, equipment, or means of delivery of agents for non-peaceful purposes &quot; means that other States Parties or non-State actors will be effectively precluded from gaining access to such items from facilities operated by States Parties, thereby greatly complicating acquisition by such entities.