# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1298 of 31 July 2019 in support of an Africa-China-Europe dialogue and cooperation on preventing the diversion of arms and ammunition in Africa, Division 1.2.1: Objectives

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

(a) achieving a reduction in the diversion of arms and ammunition on the African continent, thus reducing threats to human security and contributing to a peaceful and secure environment for African citizens and fostering development;
(b) supporting African States with the implementation of the African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by 2020 and the relevant strategies of the Regional Economic Communities;
(c) fostering synergies with the implementation of other relevant international and regional initiatives, including the ATT, the UN Programme of Action on SALW and the UN Firearms Protocol;
(d) coordinating and synergizing with relevant Union supported initiatives in Africa, including the EU's arms export control and ATT outreach projects supported by Council Decisions (CFSP) 2018/299 and (CFSP) 2018/101 and Conflict Armament Research Ltd. (CAR)'s iTrace project supported by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2283;
(e) engaging with the multi-year legal review process that is currently underway in China, which will result in the adoption of a new Export Control Law;
(f) supporting small arms control work at the community level by reaching out to people at the grassroots level and providing opportunities for them to express themselves and offer ways to reduce the human cost of illicit arms and ammunition;
(g) supporting joint research and action oriented analysis by African, Chinese and Union experts on the problems associated with arms and ammunition diversion and misuse in Africa, with recommendations for specific actions that help address and reduce the threats associated with illicit arms and ammunition. These may include, but are not limited to: export control; safe and secure arms and ammunition storage; destruction of surplus arms and ammunition; marking, record-keeping and tracing, including cooperation with United Nations missions tasked with identification and tracing of illicit arms; monitoring and enforcement of arms embargoes; and the exchange of operational information to disrupt arms-trafficking networks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1298/annex/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1298/annex/division-1/division-1.2/division-1.2.1
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