Division 5.1 Beneficiaries of ATT dedicated assistance programmes and ad hoc assistance workshops

Beneficiaries of project activities referred to in sections 3.2 and 3.3. may be States that request assistance with a view to implementing the ATT and that will be selected on the basis of, inter alia, the following criteria:

• the signature of the ATT and the status of implementation of international instruments relevant to arms trade and arms transfer control that are applicable to the country;

• the likelihood of a successful outcome of the assistance activities with a view to the ratification of the ATT;

• the assessment of any possible assistance already received or planned in the area of dual-use and arms transfer control;

• the country's relevance to the global arms trade;

• the country's relevance to the security interests of the Union;

• ODA eligibility.