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Part Four. Article 3 611Illicit trafficking. One participant proposed that the words in square brackets at the end ofsubparagraph (e) (i) should be retained.Other related materials and parts and components. Many participants supported the inclusionof the phrase “parts and components” because it was consistent with the relevant Economicand Social Council and General Assembly resolutions. Some participants suggested deletingthe phrase “barrel, frame, cylinder or slide” in option 2 of subparagraph (f). On the issue ofaccessories, one delegation expressed concern about excluding accessories because they couldbe used to convert a legitimate sporting gun into something more dangerous.Tracing. Although there were no objections to the definition of “tracing”, one participantsuggested deleting the phrase “establishing stolen status and proving ownership”. Anotherparticipant suggested adding the word “ammunition” after the word “firearms”. One participantsuggested adding, at the end of subparagraph (f) bis, an order to analyse and monitorillegal trafficking.Explosives. One participant suggested retaining the subparagraph on explosives. Followingcomments made by many other participants about the appropriateness of the proposal, theChairman suggested that the topic should be dealt with by the Ad Hoc Committee, becausethe mandate to negotiate the proposal did not include explosives.Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.3)“Article 2“Definitions“For the purpose of this Protocol, the following definitions shall apply:“(a) ‘Ammunition’: the complete round or its components, including cartridgecases, primers, propellant powder, bullets or projectiles that are used in a firearm[provided that those components are themselves subject to authorization in the respectiveState Party]; 20“[(b) ‘Controlled delivery’: the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignmentsof firearms, ammunition and other related materials [or substance substitutedfor them] to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more States, with theknowledge and under the supervision of the competent authorities, with a view toidentifying persons involved in the commission of offences referred to in article 5 ofthis Protocol;]“(c) ‘Firearm’: 2120At the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, some delegations proposed to delete the text to ensure consistencyin the definition at the international level, while some others sought to retain it in order to preserve flexibility at the nationallevel.21The discussion at the fifth session focused on whether the term “firearm” should be defined broadly or narrowly, inthe context of three options then before the Ad Hoc Committee: option 1 (original text as previously modified); option 2(proposed by the United Kingdom, see A/AC.254/5/Add.1 and Corr.1); and option 3 (proposed by Japan, see A/AC.254/L.22).Many delegations supported wording that incorporated elements of all three of the options under discussion. The majorissues were as follows: whether it was appropriate, for reasons related to policy and to the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee,to include other weapons or destructive devices as proposed in subparagraph (c) (ii) of this article (see below); whether thedefinition should be limited to “portable” or “person-portable” weapons; and whether the reference to antique firearms shouldinclude a reference to national law or should simply refer to the date of manufacture. The Netherlands proposed to definethe term broadly and to limit the application of certain provisions to “portable” firearms (see A/AC.254/L.70). It was agreedthat a unified text would be prepared and that the language pertaining to unsettled issues would be placed in square brackets.The text of subparagraph (c) (i) of this article combines this unified text with proposals made during the fifth sessionof the Ad Hoc Committee.