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Table 1: Scope of the Seven Principal International Instruments for the Traceability of SALW 1
Characteristics Vienna
Protocol
UN
Programme
of Action
Convention
on the
Marking of
Plastic
Explosives
International
regulations on the
transport of
dangerous goods
OAS
Convention
SADC Protocol OSCE
Document
Desirable
system
Binding? Legally Politically.
Foresees a
feasibility
study of an
international
tracing instrument
Legally Legally Legally Legally Politically Legally
Geographical
scope
Global Global Global Global for UN
model regulations;
EU or European in
the broad sense for
others
Members of
the Organization
of
American
States
Members of the
Southern African
Development
Community
Members of
the Organization
for Security
and Cooperation
in
Europe
Global
1 SALW is the abbreviation for “small arms and light weapons”.