The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...

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Number of
States
concerned
All Member
States of
the UN
All Member
States of the
UN
All Member
States of the
UN
All States for the
UN model regulations;
40 European
countries/the EU
for the directive on
transport by road;
national initiatives
35 14 55 All States
Date of
signature
31 May
2001
21 July 2001 1 March
1991
UN model 13 November
1997
14 August 2001 24 November
2000
On the
occasion of
the 2006
UN Conference
on
Small Arms
Date of entry
into force
Pending As above 21 June
1998
As above 1 July 1998 Pending As above ---
Number of ratifications
(as
per 20/11/
2002)
3 ratifications
and consensus
Adopted by
46
signatures 2
At least 35
ratifications
40 for the European
Agreement.
No application for
the others
16 ratifications
and
33 signatures
4 ratifications --
(no application)
--
(no application)
2 The number of ratifications required for entry into force is 40. Another condition is that the Convention against Transnational Organized
Crime is in force (143 countries have signed and 25 have ratified this Convention). A State wishing to ratify the Protocol must have ratified the
Convention.