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Characteristics
of the marking
Parts on which
the marking is
applied
Marking upon
import
Vienna
Protocol
UN
Programme
of Action
Not specified Not specified
Identification
of the importing
country
and of the
year, or application
of a
unique serial
number if
none already
exists
Not specified
Table 2 (continued)
Convention
on the Marking
of Plastic
Explosives
International
regulations
on the transport
of
dangerous
goods
OAS
Convention
SADC
Protocol
Applied to the
powder
Only to the
packaging
Not specified On the barrel,
the frame
and, if possible,
on the
slide
No No Imported
firearms must
be marked so
as to permit
the name
and address
of the
importer to
be identified
Yes if there is
not yet a
unique number.
Applicable
to the
barrel, frame
and if possible
to the
slide
OSCE
Document
Desirable
system
Not specified On a maximum
number
of the important
parts (to
be approved
on a case-bycase
basis by a
technical committee)
No Identification
of the importing
country
and of the
year, or application
of a
unique serial
number if
none already
exists