The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...
The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...
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Table 4: Comparison <strong>of</strong> the St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>for</strong> Exchange <strong>of</strong> Data Necessary to Trace SALW<br />
Characteristics<br />
<strong>of</strong> the exchange<br />
<strong>of</strong> data<br />
necessary <strong>for</strong><br />
the tracing<br />
Vienna<br />
Protocol<br />
UN<br />
Programme<br />
<strong>of</strong> Action<br />
Convention<br />
on the<br />
Marking <strong>of</strong><br />
Plastic<br />
Explosives<br />
International<br />
regulations on<br />
the transport <strong>of</strong><br />
dangerous<br />
goods<br />
OAS<br />
Convention<br />
SADC<br />
Protocol<br />
OSCE<br />
Document<br />
Firearms,<br />
ammunition<br />
<strong>and</strong> explosives<br />
concerned<br />
Firearms<br />
(<strong>and</strong> if possible<br />
their<br />
parts, components<br />
<strong>and</strong> ammunition)<br />
that<br />
may have<br />
been illegally<br />
traded<br />
by a transnational<br />
organized<br />
group<br />
Illicit small<br />
arms <strong>and</strong> light<br />
weapons.<br />
According to<br />
the definition<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
<strong>of</strong> Experts,<br />
they include<br />
ammunition<br />
<strong>and</strong> explosives<br />
Contains no<br />
provisions relative<br />
to the<br />
exchange <strong>of</strong><br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no institutionalized<br />
exchange <strong>of</strong> data,<br />
but controls are<br />
under development.<br />
<strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong><br />
electronic chips is<br />
being developed<br />
that will permit<br />
packages to be<br />
localized at any<br />
time by radio transmission.<br />
Firearms, Firearms, ammunition<br />
<strong>and</strong> other<br />
ammunition,<br />
explosives related materials<br />
<strong>and</strong> other illicitly held, manufactured<br />
or<br />
related materials<br />
that may traded (especially<br />
have been at the stage <strong>of</strong><br />
illicitly manufactured<br />
or<br />
prevention)<br />
traded 1<br />
Illegal small arms<br />
(ambiguity concerning<br />
whether<br />
civilian weapons<br />
are included<br />
or not in the definition)<br />
Method <strong>of</strong><br />
cooperation<br />
States<br />
cooperate<br />
in tracing<br />
operations<br />
States<br />
strengthen<br />
their capacity<br />
to cooperate<br />
in tracing<br />
operations<br />
States cooperate<br />
bilaterally,<br />
regionally<br />
<strong>and</strong> internationally,<br />
especially<br />
in<br />
tracing<br />
States establish<br />
appropriate<br />
mechanisms to<br />
cooperate among<br />
themselves <strong>and</strong><br />
with international<br />
organizations like<br />
Interpol<br />
States cooperate<br />
among<br />
themselves as<br />
well as with<br />
Interpol to localize<br />
illegal weapons<br />
<strong>and</strong> during<br />
investigations<br />
1 Let us point out, however, that ammunition is difficult to trace if it has not been marked <strong>and</strong> registered.<br />
Desirable<br />
system<br />
Illicit small arms<br />
<strong>and</strong> light weapons<br />
(SALW as<br />
defined by the<br />
UN Group <strong>of</strong><br />
Experts)<br />
States cooperate<br />
among themselves<br />
as well as<br />
with Interpol<br />
<strong>and</strong> any other<br />
international<br />
tracing structure