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This paper argues that new proposals to rearrange transfer controls and the limited resources available under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) could be used by states parties to recommence a more fruitful debate and find common ground on the issue of feasible obligations under Article X. While the text of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) focuses mainly on disarmament obligations, it also includes one article on technology transfers and the promotion of technological development (Article X). The fact that the obligations, scope, limits and management of relevant technology transfers are not specified in detail in the text has since led to an ongoing and as yet unresolved debate.