# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 of 9 December 2019 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe reducing the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition, Article 1

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

1. With a view to the implementation of the EU Strategy against illicit firearms, small arms and light weapons and their ammunition entitled ‘Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens’, the overall objective of the project supported by this Decision and set out in its Annex shall be to further contribute to improved security in the South-East Europe region and in the Union by combatting the threat posed by illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in and from South-East Europe, Belarus and Ukraine.
2. The project, which shall take into account other regional initiatives, in particular the Western Balkans Roadmap, the work of the Organization for Security and Co‐operation in Europe (OSCE) and relevant European Commission activities in the South-East Europe region related to arms control and illicit arms trafficking, shall have the following specific objectives:
to contribute to strengthened regional cooperation, knowledge exchange and information‐sharing on SALW control;
to further support the development of a legislative and regulatory framework on SALW, firearms and explosives, and its harmonisation with the Union framework and standardisation in South-East Europe;
the continuation of support to evidence‐based policy‐making on SALW control addressing the needs of both men and women;
to build the capacity of border police and criminal police services of the Western Balkans to counter illicit trafficking and possession of firearms;
to improve capacity for physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) through infrastructure security upgrades, surplus reduction and training;
to build on the current work on the establishment of the Firearms Focal Points in South-East Europe.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/2111/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2111/article-1
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