# Council Decision 2014/912/CFSP of 15 December 2014 in support of physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) activities to reduce the risk of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in the Sahel region, Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Union shall contribute to the security and stability in the Sahel region by assisting States of this region to prevent the diversion of, and the illicit trafficking in, government-owned SALW and ammunition by improving their physical security and stockpile management (‘PSSM’).
2. The activities to be supported by the Union shall have the following specific objectives:
(a) to generate the necessary political buy-in for the enhancement of PSSM procedures and promote regional cooperation and knowledge sharing;
(b) to support target countries in the development of up-to-date legislation, administrative procedures and practical standard operating procedures (SOPs) as the foundation of enhanced PSSM, in line with international best practice standards;
(c) to directly support the implementation of stockpile management and security activities, including through rehabilitation of storage facilities, destruction of surplus, obsolete or illicit SALW and the piloting of new technologies.
A detailed description of these activities is set out in the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/912/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-912/article-1
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