{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-101/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/101",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/101 of 22 January 2018 on the promotion of effective arms export controls",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-101",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. For the purpose of promoting peace and security, and in line with the European Security Strategy, the Union shall pursue the following objectives:\n(a) promoting effective controls on arms exports by third countries, in accordance with the principles set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and in the ATT, and seeking, where appropriate, complementarity and synergies with Union assistance projects in the field of export controls on dual-use goods;\n(b) supporting third countries' efforts at national and regional levels to render trade in conventional weapons more responsible and transparent, and to mitigate the risk of the diversion of arms to unauthorised users.\n2. The Union shall pursue the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 through the following project activities:\n(a) further promoting, among third countries, the criteria and principles set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and in the ATT, based on the achievements reached through the implementation of Decision (CFSP) 2015/2309, Decisions 2012/711/CFSP and 2009/1012/CFSP, and Joint Action 2008/230/CFSP;\n(b) assisting third countries in the drafting, updating and implementing, as appropriate, of relevant legislative and administrative measures which aim to establish an effective system of conventional arms export controls;\n(c) assisting beneficiary countries in the training of licensing and enforcement officers to ensure the adequate implementation and enforcement of arms export controls;\n(d) assisting beneficiary countries in outreach to their national arms industries to ensure compliance with export control regulations;\n(e) promoting transparency and responsibility in the international arms trade, including through support for national and regional measures that promote transparency and appropriate scrutiny in the export of conventional weapons;\n(f) encouraging those beneficiary countries that have not taken any steps towards accession to the ATT to join the ATT, and to encourage signatories of the ATT to ratify it;\n(g) promoting further consideration of the risks of the diversion of arms and the mitigation thereof, both from the importing and exporting perspectives.\nA detailed description of the project activities referred to in this paragraph is set out in the Annex.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/101/article/1",
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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."
}