EU P2P ATT Technical Preparatory Workshop to Assist the Kingdom of Cambodia in Initiating the Preliminary Draft of a Legal Instrument against Arms Smuggling

18/02/2016
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19/02/2016
Activity description

As part of the ‘EUP2P export control programme for arms-ATT’ (EUP2P-ATT), this workshop aimed to discuss the ratification status of the ATT in Cambodia and to assist the country in setting up a Draft Convention to tackle Arms Smuggling in the ASEAN region. The seminar examined the main legal obligations in the ATT – including the provisions on imports, transit and transshipment, brokering and diversion – and the arguments in favour of ratification, such as economic and security concerns. Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior presented its proposal for an ASEAN instrument to combat the trafficking of arms, a draft convention that was to be introduced at the ASEAN SOMTC Meeting in March 2016. The workshop also discussed how regional instruments can help to tackle the diversion of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and how they can best be aligned with the provisions of ATT. Examples of good practices from different EU member states were also presented and discussed.

Project description

The ‘EUP2P export control programme for arms-ATT’, also known as the EU ATT Outreach Project (ATT-OP) - provided assistance to non-EU countries between April 2014 and April 2017 to contribute to the effective implementation of the ATT. The programme was co-financed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany under Council Decision 2013/768/CFSP. The programme assisted a number of non-EU countries, upon their request, in strengthening their arms transfer systems in line with the requirements of the Treaty and also engaged in an effort to reach out to countries not yet party to the Treaty.

Type of Activity
Legal or legislative assistance
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Brokering controls
Diversion
Import controls
International instruments
Regional cooperation
Regional instruments
Transfer controls
Transit and trans-shipment controls
Partners
Cambodia
Implementers
German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Donors
Germany
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Division 225 – Outreach-Projects; Basic Principles
Frankfurter Straße 29 – 35
65760 Eschborn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6196 908-2602
E-mail: att@bafa.bund.de