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662 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimeon deactivated firearms were kept in several jurisdictions. The deliberations of the TechnicalSession are reflected the report of the Chairman (A/AC.254/L.86, para. 26).2. The version of this article contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the protocol (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Revs.2 and 3).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.4)Seventh session: 17-28 January 2000“[Article 10“Preventing the reactivating of deactivated firearms 3“States Parties that do not recognize a deactivated weapon as a firearm in accordancewith domestic law shall take the necessary measures, including the creation ofspecific criminal offences, if appropriate, to prevent the reactivation of deactivatedfirearms, consistent with the general principles of deactivation set out below:“(a) While retaining, as far as is practicable, the aesthetic outer appearance ofthe firearm, all essential parts of the firearm are to be rendered permanently inoperableand incapable of being removed for replacement parts or other modifications thatmight permit the firearm to be reactivated in any way;“(b) Arrangements are to be made for deactivation measures to be certified bya designated proof house (or other appropriate authority) to verify that the modificationsmade to a firearm meet the relevant standard for that type of firearm;“(c) Certification by the proof house (or other appropriate authority) mustinclude a clearly visible and identifying mark on the firearm and issuance of a certificaterecording the deactivation that includes the make, model and serial numberof the firearm.]”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.5)Eighth session: 21 February-3 March 2000“Article 10“Deactivation of firearms 4“States Parties that do not recognize a deactivated firearm as a firearm in accordancewith domestic law shall take the necessary measures, including the creation ofspecific criminal offences if appropriate, to prevent the illicit reactivation of deactivatedfirearms, consistent with the general principles of deactivation set out below:3This new text was proposed by the United Kingdom at the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee (seeA/AC.254/L.143) and was adopted, pending in-depth consultation, as the basis for future discussion. A number of delegationssought clarification of the term “deactivated firearms”. The United Kingdom indicated that the term referred to firearmsthat had been intentionally rendered inoperable to a high degree of permanence and did not include firearms that had beendecommissioned for storage or similar purposes or firearms in need of repair.4New text for this article was proposed by the United Kingdom at the informal consultations held during the eighthsession of the Ad Hoc Committee (see A/AC.254/L.158). Brazil suggested that the proposed text of subparagraph (c) shouldbe amended by replacing the words “visible and identifying mark” with the words “visible identifying mark” and there wasagreement that the consultations should recommend adoption of the text for the purposes of final discussion as amended. Itwas then agreed that the consultations should advise that the proposed definition of the term “deactivated firearm” in documentA/AC.254/L.169 was not necessary and should not be included in the text.