# Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2309 of 10 December 2015 on the promotion of effective arms export controls, Division 1: OBJECTIVES

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

The objectives of this Decision are to promote improved controls on arms transfers and to support efforts, at domestic and regional levels, to render international trade in conventional weapons more responsible and transparent. Where relevant, they should include the promotion of the principles and criteria set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and in the Arms Trade Treaty. Those objectives should be pursued in seeking, where appropriate, complementarity and synergies with the Union's assistance projects in the field of export controls on dual-use goods.
In order to achieve the abovementioned objectives, the Union should continue to promote the standards of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, building on the achievements reached through the implementation of Decisions 2012/711/CFSP, 2009/1012/CFSP and Joint Action 2008/230/CFSP. For that purpose, assistance should be provided to beneficiaries to draft, update and implement, as appropriate, relevant legislative and administrative measures supporting an effective system of conventional arms transfer controls. Support should also be provided regarding the assessment and mitigation of the risk of arms diversion.
Support should also be given to the training of licensing and enforcement officers responsible for the implementation and enforcement of arms transfer controls, and to national and regional measures promoting transparency and appropriate scrutiny over exports of conventional weapons. Furthermore, contacts with the private sector and compliance with relevant national legal and administrative provisions that regulate the transfer of arms should be promoted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2309/annex/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2309/annex/division-1
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