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584 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(e) Convinced that combating the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking infirearms, ammunition [, explosives] 3 and other related materials requires internationalcooperation, the exchange of information, and other appropriate measures at thenational, regional and global levels,“[(...) Stressing the need, during a peace process and in a post-conflict situation,to maintain effective control of firearms, ammunition and other related materials inorder to prevent them from entering the illicit market,] 5“(f) Recognizing the importance of strengthening existing international lawenforcement support mechanisms, such as the database established by the InternationalCriminal Police Organization, the Interpol Weapons and Explosives Tracking System,[and the database established by the Customs Cooperation Council (known as theWorld Customs Organization), the Central Information System,] 6 to prevent, combatand eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition [,explosives] 3 and other related materials,“Option for replacing preambular paragraphs (e) and (f) 4“[(...) Convinced that combating the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking infirearms, ammunition and other related materials requires international cooperationand the strengthening of existing international law enforcement support mechanismssuch as the database established by the International Criminal Police Organization,the Interpol Weapons and Explosives Tracking System, in order to prevent, combatand eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition andother related materials,]“(g) Stressing that the promotion of [harmonized import and export] 7 [and intransit]3 controls over the licit international movement of firearms, ammunition [,explosives] 3 and other related materials, [in addition to a system of procedures forapplying them,] 8 is essential to the prevention of illicit [international] 9 trafficking infirearms, their parts and components and ammunition,“[(...) Stressing the need, during a peace process and in a post-conflict situation,to maintain effective control of firearms, ammunition, explosives and other relatedmaterials in order to prevent them from entering the illicit market,“(...) Mindful of the pertinent resolutions of the General Assembly on measuresto eradicate the illicit transfer of conventional weapons and on the need for all Statesto guarantee their security,] 3“Option 1“(h) Recognizing that States have developed different cultural and historical usesfor firearms and that the purpose of enhancing international cooperation to eradicateillicit transnational trafficking in firearms is not to discourage or diminish lawful5Addition proposed by South Africa (see A/AC.254/5/Add.5).6Addition proposed by the Customs Cooperation Council (also known as the World Customs Organization) (seeA/AC.254/CRP.4).7Pakistan proposed to replace this phrase with the phrase “to promote cooperation in matters relating to import andexport”. Sweden and the United States of America expressed their opposition to that view and proposed to keep the originalphrase.8Mexico proposed deletion of this phrase (see A/AC.254/5/Add.1 and Corr.1). Colombia proposed to keep it but toreplace the word “applying” with the word “enforcing”.9Deletion proposed by Mexico (see A/AC.254/5/Add.1 and Corr.1).