EU P2P ATT OP II workshop on "Awareness on ATT implementation" in Benin

24/09/2019
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25/09/2019
Activity description

On 24 and 25 September 2019, Aas part of the second phase of the European Union’s P2P ATT Outreach Project, Expertise France organised an ATT awareness session in Cotonou, Benin, for representatives of the Government, the National Assembly and the Civil Society, involved in the implementation of the ATT in Benin. 

This workshop provided the opportunity to debate and exchange ideas among the participants.  Among the principal topics discussed with the speakers were: 
-    Arms transfer regulations based on ATT requirements;
-    The creation and implementation of a system to control conventional arms transfers (imports, exports, transit/trans-shipment and brokering);
-    The current arms control mechanisms in Benin and the developments planned. 

The aim of these discussions was to support Benin in its future work to draft ATT-related legislation, pending the ratification, by the President of the Republic, of the law on small arms and light weapons adopted by the National Assembly on 24 January in order to implement the ECOWAS Convention. 

Project description

The EUP2P ATT is a programme of the European Union in support of the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) co-implemented by Expertise France and BAFA. The main objectives of this programme are to promote the effective implementation of the ATT by supporting partner countries in the strengthening of their arms transfer control systems and to work towards the universal adoption of the treaty.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Border controls
Brokering controls
Control list
Import controls
International instruments
Reporting on arms transfers
Risk assessments
Transfer controls
Transit and trans-shipment controls
Partners
Benin
Implementers
Expertise France
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

Expertise France

Point of Contact: Caroline PARQUET, Programme Coordinator
E-mail: att@expertisefrance.fr

Website: https://www.expertisefrance.fr/