# Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1424 of 4 August 2017 in support of OSCE activities to reduce the risk of illicit trafficking and excessive accumulation of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition in the Republic of North Macedonia and in Georgia, Article 1

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

1. For the purpose of promoting peace and security, and effective multilateralism at global and regional levels, the Union shall pursue the following objectives:
to enhance peace and security in the neighbourhood of the Union, by reducing the threat posed by the illicit trafficking and excessive accumulation of SALW and conventional ammunition in the OSCE region,
to support effective multilateralism at regional level by supporting the action of the OSCE to prevent the illicit trafficking and excessive accumulation of SALW and conventional ammunition.
2. In order to achieve the objective referred to in paragraph 1, the Union shall undertake the following measures:
reducing the risk of the illicit proliferation of SALW in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
disposal of surplus ammunition in Georgia.
A detailed description of the projects referred to in this paragraph is set out in the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1424/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1424/article-1
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