These standards were adopted and brought into force before the introduction of the international Verification Protocol, when the government had yet to clearly identify the facilities and activities falling within the scope of the BTWC.
这些标准在提出国际核查议定书之前即已采用和生效，那时，政府尚未明确查明哪些设施和活动属于《生物和毒素武器公约》的范畴。