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

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

1. For the purpose of promoting peace and security, and in line with the European Security Strategy, the Union shall pursue the following objectives:
(a) to promote effective controls on arms exports by non-EU countries in accordance with the principles set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and in the Arms Trade Treaty, and seek, where appropriate, complementarity and synergies with Union assistance projects in the field of export controls on dual-use goods;
(b) to support non-EU countries' efforts at domestic and regional levels in order to render trade in conventional weapons more responsible and transparent.
2. The Union shall pursue the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 through the following project activities:
(a) further promoting, among non-EU countries, the criteria and principles set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and in the Arms Trade Treaty, based on the achievements reached through the implementation of Decisions 2012/711/CFSP and 2009/1012/CFSP and of Joint Action 2008/230/CFSP;
(b) assisting non-EU countries in drafting, updating, and implementing, as appropriate, relevant legislative and administrative measures which aim to establish an effective system of conventional arms export controls;
(c) assisting beneficiaries in the training of licensing and enforcement officers to ensure adequate implementation and enforcement of arms export controls;
(d) promoting transparency and responsibility in international arms trade, including through support to national and regional measures promoting transparency and appropriate scrutiny in the exports of conventional weapons;
(e) encouraging those beneficiaries which have not taken any steps towards signature of, and accession to, the ATT to join the ATT and to encourage signatories to ratify it;
(f) promoting further consideration of the risk of arms diversion and its mitigation, both from the importing and exporting perspectives.
A detailed description of the project activities referred to in this paragraph is set out in the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2309/article/1 (the official version)
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