Article 1

United Kingdom

For the purpose of supporting the early entry into force and implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (the ‘ATT’), the Union shall undertake activities with the following objectives:

to support a number of States upon their request to strengthen their arms transfer control systems with a view to being able to implement the ATT;
to increase at national and regional levels awareness and ownership of the ATT by relevant national and regional authorities and civil society stakeholders so that they are further involved in the ATT implementation.

In order to achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, the Union shall undertake the following project activities:

(a)

assisting beneficiary countries in drafting, updating, and implementing, as appropriate, relevant legislative and administrative measures aiming at establishing and developing an effective system of arms transfer control in line with the requirements of the ATT;

(b)

strengthening the expertise and capacities of the beneficiary countries' licensing and enforcement officers, in particular through the sharing of best practices, training and access to relevant information sources in order to ensure the adequate implementation and enforcement of arms transfer controls;

(c)

promoting transparency in the international arms trade, building on the transparency requirements of the ATT;

(d)

promoting sustained adherence to the ATT by the beneficiary countries in involving relevant national and regional stakeholders such as national parliaments, competent regional organisations and civil society representatives who have a long term interest in monitoring the effective implementation of the ATT;

(e)

promoting wider interest in the ATT by engaging with countries that have taken no steps towards the ATT, in order to support its universalisation.

A detailed description of the project activities referred to in this paragraph is set out in the Annex.