Article 1
Within the framework of the support for the early entry into force of the CTBT referred to in Article 4 of Common Position 1999/533/CFSP, the European Union shall encourage all States to sign and ratify the CTBT without delay. For this purpose, the European Union shall encourage: (a) as a first priority, those States on the list of 44, whose signature and ratification is necessary for the entry into force of the CTBT; (b) those States which have signed, but not ratified, the CTBT, in particular the States which will host stations of the International Monitoring System (IMS); (c) those States which have not signed the CTBT, in particular, the States which will host IMS stations.