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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2356/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/2356",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 of 19 December 2016 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe in the framework of the EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2356",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "With a view to the implementation of the EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition, and to the promotion of peace and security, the SEESAC project on reducing the threat of the illicit spread and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition in South-East Europe to be supported by the Union shall have the following specific objectives:\nincreasing regional cooperation, knowledge exchange and information-sharing with a view to enhancing capacity for evidence-based policymaking;\nimproving capacity for physical security and stockpile management (‘PSSM’) through infrastructure security upgrades, surplus reduction and training;\nenhancing capacity for marking, tracing and record-keeping;\nreducing illicit possession and misuse of firearms through support for awareness-raising and collection campaigns.\nThe Union shall finance the project, a detailed description of which is set out in the Annex.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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