The “light weapons” clause incorporated into 4 agreements in 2009
(B2) The EU has adopted its annual report on small arms and light weapons (SALW).
This report (download here) consists - it is classic - of three parts:
- the first part deals with the efforts made by the Member States to tackle the problem of small arms and light weapons at the level
national;
- the second part is dedicated to the efforts made at the international level;
- the third part deals with participation in the work carried out within the framework of international organizations and regional arrangements; - the appendix
includes the list of contact points of EU Member States in the field of SALW.
It should be noted that in 2009 the EU included a clause on SALW in four bilateral agreements: with China, Iraq, Libya and South Korea (following a
recommendation taken by the 27 in December 2008).
(NVP)
