# Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2283 of 11 December 2017 in support of a global reporting mechanism on illicit small arms and light weapons and other illicit conventional weapons and ammunition to reduce the risk of their illicit trade (‘iTrace III’), Division 3: Long-term project sustainability and outcomes

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

The Action will provide a durable framework for the sustained monitoring of the illicit spread of SALW and of other conventional weapons and ammunition. It is expected to increase substantially existing arms-related information and to support significantly the targeted development of effective conventional arms control and arms export control policies. Specifically, the project will:
(a) populate further the iTrace information management system that will ensure long-term collection and analysis of illicit conventional weapons data;
(b) provide conventional arms control policy makers and experts with a tool to define more effective strategies and priority areas for assistance and cooperation (for example, by identifying sub-regional or regional cooperation, coordination and information-sharing mechanisms that need to be established or strengthened, by identifying insecure national stockpiles, inadequate inventory management, illegal transfer routes, weak border controls, and insufficient law enforcement capacities);
(c) contain the in-built flexibility to generate policy relevant information, regardless of rapidly changing policy requirements;
(d) increase substantially the efficacy of international arms monitoring organisations and individuals by providing an information sharing mechanism of continually expanding scope; and
(e) build sustainable national capacity in conflict-affected States to identify and trace illicit weapons and engage more effectively in international arms control and law enforcement processes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2283/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2283/annex/division-3
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