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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-833/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/833",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2004/833/CFSP of 2 December 2004 implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to ECOWAS in the framework of the Moratorium on Small Arms and Light Weapons",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-833",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROJECT ON EU ASSISTANCE TO ECOWAS",
  "text": "Objective of the project: conversion of the ECOWAS Moratorium on the Import, Export and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons into a legally binding regional Convention in December 2005, with a view to an operational West African contribution to the 2006 review conference on the United Nations Programme of Action.\nTimetable and implementation of the project: presentation to ECOWAS Heads of State in December 2005 of a draft regional Convention on light weapons.\nJanuary-June 2005: evaluation of a legislative and regulatory system for small arms and light weapons in the 15 ECOWAS countries.\nUse of expertise gained in this area by the Programme for Coordination and Assistance on Security and Development (PCASED March 1999 to November 2004) when establishing national commissions with the assistance of civil society.\nPutting in place of an African expert responsible for evaluation, with expertise in small arms and light weapons in the ECOWAS area (from amongst PCASED personnel), under the control of the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS. One-week stay in each ECOWAS country in order to determine specific national approaches vis-à-vis the problem of light weapons.\nTaking into account of experience in this area by other regional African organisations (South African Development Community (SADC) East Africa):\nSADC Firearms Protocol (2001).\nNairobi coordinated agenda for action on the problem of the proliferation of light weapons (2004).\nPreparatory meeting within the Light Weapons Unit of ECOWAS with a view to organising a seminar/negotiating session (Abuja). Presentation by the PCASED expert to the Light Weapons Unit of the results of the regional evaluation.\nJuly-September 2005\nDrawing up of the draft regional convention by the Light Weapons Unit.\nPromotion of the draft convention to ECOWAS States by the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat.\nOctober-November 2005\nOrganisation of a seminar/negotiating session in Abuja involving State representatives and national experts from the 15 ECOWAS States.\nFinalisation of a draft regional Convention by the Light Weapons Unit.\nDecember 2005\nPresentation to ECOWAS Heads of State of the final draft Convention during an ordinary ECOWAS summit, and opening for adoption.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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