# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2191 of 19 December 2019 in support of a global reporting mechanism on illicit conventional arms and their ammunition to reduce the risk of their diversion and illicit transfer (‘iTrace IV’), Division 3: Long-term project sustainability and outcomes

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

The Action will provide a durable framework for sustained monitoring of the illicit spread of conventional arms and their 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 arms 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 conventional arms and engage more effectively in international arms control and law enforcement processes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/2191/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2191/annex/division-3
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