# 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 4.1.2: Project activities

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

The project will deploy staff from its field investigation teams to instruct at progressively more technical levels, encompassing:
(a) an introduction to weapon data collection, with reference to specific cases;
(b) basic weapon identification and effective weapon documentation techniques;
(c) evidence collection standard operating procedures and the evidentiary chain of custody;
(d) the requirements of long-range, regional, and international investigations;
(e) the implementation of the International Tracing Instrument;
(f) international weapon tracing and weapon tracing systems (notably Interpol and Europol);
(g) the use of ‘big data’ and trend analysis; and
(h) avenues for technical assistance (international) and law enforcement intervention.
These activities will be conducted alongside iTrace field investigations—including joint investigations (mentoring) conducted with national government authorities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2283/annex/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2283/annex/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.2
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