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

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Firearms,
ammunition
and/or other
explosives concerned?
Firearms, and
if possible
their parts,
components
and ammunition
The document
does not contain
any precise
definition of
small arms. But
according to the
UN, they
include SALW,
ammunition and
explosives
Information to
be registered
Markings,
and in the
case of international
transactions:
dates relative
to
licenses and
permits;
exporting,
importing
and transit
countries;
the final
recipient and
the description
and
quantity of
the articles
“Complete and
exact registers”
concerning the
manufacture,
possession and
transfer
Concerns the packaging
of all the explosives
and ammunition
Firearms Firearms in the
case of civilians,
and firearms,
ammunition
and other
related materials
for State
organizations
All the marking data
(which is very
detailed) and all the
documents relative to
controls during transport
The information
necessary
to trace and
identify illicit
firearms
“Complete
national inventories”,
as well
as conservation
of markings
Firearms held by
the State, manufacturers,
exporters
and
importers established
on the territory
Firearms,
ammunition
and explosives
“Detailed and
precise registers
(...) with a view
to improving
traceability”
Data foreseen
by the Vienna
Protocol, plus:
brokers and
transport services,
the
identification
of the seller
and buyer,
and the date
the data was
recorded. All
of this presented
in an
internationally
standardized
format