Division 4.2.2 Benefit to EU arms control initiatives

iTrace field investigations provide a dynamic baseline of diverted conventional arms in conflict-affected states. This baseline provides a rolling measure of the efficacy of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and of arms control agreements that Member States have committed to, inter alia, the ATT, the UN Programme of Action and the EU SALW Strategy. The thorough documentation of conflict arms also serves as a launch pad for formal conventional arms traces and for comprehensive investigations into conflict financing and arms supply networks.