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Article 1#
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’, and Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, the Union shall further support a project on the promotion of effective arms export controls.
2.The objective of the project referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:
(a)to render international trade in conventional weapons more responsible and transparent;
(b)to mitigate the risk of the diversion of arms to unauthorised users.
The objectives set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be achieved through the transfer of expertise with the aim of supporting alignment with the legal and operational standards of the Union and its Member States, in line with Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, with a particular focus on the Union candidate countries.
3.Project activities shall be implemented in a manner that is complementary to, and in synergy with, Union assistance projects in the field of export controls on conventional arms and on dual-use goods and, where appropriate, with other donors’ assistance projects in the field of export controls.
4.A detailed description of the project is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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