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Part Four. Article 8 659and enabling the competent authorities of that country to trace the firearm, and aunique marking, if the firearm does not bear such a marking. The requirementsof this subparagraph need not be applied to temporary imports of firearms forverifiable lawful purposes;(c) Ensure, at the time of transfer of a firearm from government stocksto permanent civilian use, the appropriate unique marking permitting identificationby all States Parties of the transferring country.2. States Parties shall encourage the firearms manufacturing industry todevelop measures against the removal or alteration of markings.Notes by the Secretariat8. There was one technical amendment made orally by the Chairman of the Ad HocCommittee at the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly when introducing the firearmsprotocol. In the lead sentence of paragraph 1, the word “firearms” was replaced by thewords “each firearm”. The Assembly adopted the protocol as orally amended. 4040See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth session, Plenary Meetings, 101st meeting, agenda item 105.