Division 4 Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of project activities shall include state officials, industry and civil society representatives from the following countries:

1. (i)

   South Eastern European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the fYROM, Montenegro and Serbia);

2. (ii)

   North African Mediterranean countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia);

3. (iii)

   Eastern European and Caucasian countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine).

Specific beneficiary countries for each type of activities provided for in this Council Decision will be selected on the basis of, inter alia, the following criteria:

• commitment of third country to improve its conventional arms export controls and bring them in line with Union standards;

• relevance of the third country to the global arms trade;

• impact of previous Union assistance on national system of conventional arms export of the third country and expected long-term and sustainable impact of further assistance.

The COARM may, upon a proposal from the High Representative, decide to modify the list of beneficiary countries based on appropriate justification.