The main purpose of the two-day roundtable was to provide guidelines on the conformation of a national control authority responsible for arms transfers in compliance with the provisions found in the Arms Trade Treaty and provide examples of international standards and models from other States at both the regional and global levels. UNLIREC conducted the roundtable to widen the understanding of government officials from Costa Rica concerning the role and establishment of a competent national authority responsible for international arms transfers. This assistance is pursuant to the ATT obligation to put in place an "effective and transparent national control system" and is a follow-up to the ATT Implementation Course (ATT-IC) delivered by UNLIREC in October of 2014. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is leading national efforts towards the constitution of this authority. During the mission, UNLIREC also impulse a discussion on a proposal outlining the composition and main functions of the national authority. This proposal responds to the national context, needs and current legal framework and incorporates different governmental sectors into the decision-making process to authorize conventional arms transfers. This activity targeted 30 national authorities, from seven different institutions, in charge of conventional arms transfer controls.