(8)On 22 November 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted the first Joint Action 2004/797/CFSP on support for OPCW activities in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destructionnote. That Joint Action was followed by Council Joint Action 2005/913/CFSPnote, adopted on 12 December 2005, Council Joint Action 2007/185/CFSPnote, adopted on 19 March 2007, Council Decision 2009/569/CFSPnote, adopted on 27 July 2009 and Council Decision 2012/166/CFSPnote, adopted on 23 March 2012.