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these matters, with a regional focus on Central Asia. The workshop focused
primarily on the main elements of border and export controls and was tailored
for border, customs and policymaking officials from the participating States of
the region.
During the year, OSCE States decided to treat destruction as the
preferred method of disposal of surplus, expired and obsolete ammunition.
In order to alleviate the reporting burden on States, the Conflict Prevention
Centre of OSCE and UNODA aligned the reporting templates with regard to
their respective small arms instruments. 50 The participating States conducted
an information exchange on national controls over brokering activities in
SALW, which was then summarized in a report. The Centre, together with
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, also developed an
electronic template for an end-user certificate relating to SALW.
OSCE continued providing assistance on destruction and stockpile
management, security of SALW and stockpiles of conventional ammunition.
Projects in Albania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine were completed.
OSCE continued the implementation of two joint assistance programmes with
the United Nations Development Programme in Montenegro and Belarus, and
launched another joint project in Georgia. OSCE received four new requests
for assistance on SALW and stockpiles of conventional ammunition from
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, the Republic of Moldova and Serbia.
In October, OSCE organized in Zagreb a regional Workshop on Customs
Procedures and Licensing Issuance, which focused on integrating the
national processing of dual-use and military goods, including SALW, through
information sharing.
In line with the Astana Commemorative Declaration, 51 OSCE
engaged in discussions to update, revitalize and modernize confidence- and
security-building measures. Following the establishment of a procedure for
regular updating of the Vienna Document every five years, OSCE adopted
nine decisions called Vienna Document Plus, which were integrated into the
Vienna Document 2011. 52
Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance
Centre–Centre for Security Cooperation
The Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance
Centre (RACVIAC)–Centre for Security Cooperation continued its efforts to
improve and maintain the standards indispensable for the full implementation
50 The instruments are the OSCE Document on SALW and the United Nations Programme
of Action on SALW.
51 OSCE, “Astana Commemorative Declaration Towards a Security Community”. Available
from http://summit2010.osce.org/sites/default/files/documents/444.pdf (accessed 14 June
2012).
52 Available from http://www.osce.org/fsc/86597 (accessed 13 June 2012).