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700 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime[and ammunition] 4 is required to register with and receive approval 5 from his or hercountry of nationality. 6 ]”Notes by the Secretariat3. At the Vienna Technical Session on the Firearms Protocol, hosted by theGovernment of Japan on 11 and 12 October 1999 on the occasion of the fifth session ofthe Ad Hoc Committee, a new proposal by one participant was discussed. Many participantsexpressed concern with regard to the registration and licensing of brokers in thecountry of nationality as well as the country of operation. One participant also mentionedthe difficulties that could arise in cases involving dual nationality. Another participantraised concerns with regard to registration, in particular global licences with which dealerscould transfer shipments without individual authorizations. One participant noted thata clear definition of brokering was essential. There was concern about how the provisionwould operate. The deliberations of the Technical Session are reflected in the report of theChairman (see A/AC.254/L.86, para. 28).4. At the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, Finland submitted a paper arguingthat brokering should be subject to authorization given by the authority of the location,i.e. the State where the activities took place and not the State of nationality orpermanent residence of the broker. If the broker was not a citizen of the State where theactivities took place, an opinion on the appropriateness of the person from his State ofnationality or permanent residence should be sought before issuing the authorization. Inthat context, the broker would possibly be obliged to declare without delay the act ofbrokering to the authorities concerned, which, having received such a declaration, wouldbe under an obligation to give a notification to the authorities of the State of departureand the State of destination of the objects (see A/AC.254/CRP.22).Seventh session: 17-28 January 2000Notes by the Secretariat5. Delegations based their comments on the text of this article of the revised draftprotocol contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.3, which was the same as thatcontained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.2.4Addition proposed by Turkey.5Switzerland suggested that the meaning of the term “approval” should be clarified.6Nigeria noted that brokers should instead register with the country in which they were doing business. Japan, theUnited Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom questioned the enforceability of requiring such registration in the countryof nationality. At the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Syrian Arab Republic proposed that this registration shouldbe required in the country of residence (see A/AC.254/L.67). The United States noted that it would propose a redrafted textof the article.