The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: For arms trade treaty article 1. Arms trade treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The Republic of Latvia declares that the agreement articles 6 and 7 shall apply provisionally until the Treaty enters into force. 3. article. Contractual commitments coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4. article. The agreement shall enter into force for the period specified in article 22 and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the official Edition of the "journal". 5. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put a contract in English and its translation into Latvian language. The Parliament adopted the law in 2013. on 28 November. The President a. Smith in 2013 on December 12, the arms trade Treaty preamble the States parties to this Treaty, Guided by the purpose and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling article 26 of the Charter of the United Nations which seek to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for had of the world's human and economic resources , Underlining the need to prevent and to eradicat the illicit trade in conventional arms and to prevent their diversion to the illicit market, or for unauthorized end use and end users, including in the commission of terrorist acts, to Recognizing the political, security, a legitimat economic and commercial interests of States in the international trade in conventional arms, Reaffirming the sovereign right of any State to control conventional arms and regulat exclusively within its territory to its own pursuan, legal or constitutional system, Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillar of the United Nations system and the foundations for collective security and recognizing that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, Recalling the United Nations Disarmament Commission guidelines for international arms transfers in the context of General Assembly resolution 46/36H of 6 December 1991 , Noting the contributions made by the United Nations Programme of Action to prevent, combat and the Illicium Eradicat the trade in Small arms and light Weapon in All its aspects, as well as the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in firearms, Their Parts and components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the International instrument to enable States to Identify and trace , in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small arms and light Weapon, Recognizing the security, social, economic and humanitarian consequences of the illicit and unregulated trade in conventional arms, Bearing in mind that civilian, particularly women and children, account for the majority of CSS to those adversely affected by armed conflict and armed violence, Recognizing also the challenges faced by victim of armed conflict and their need for adequat care rehabilitation and social and economic inclusion, by Emphasizing that nothing in the Treaty prevents the States from maintaining and adopting additional effective measure to further the object and purpose of this Treaty, Mindful of the legitimat trade and lawful ownership, and use of certain conventional arms for recreational, cultural, historical, and sporting activities, where such trade, ownership and use is permitted or protected by the law Mindful also that of the role regional organizations can play in assisting States parties, upon request, in implementing this Treaty, Recognizing the voluntary and active role that civil society, including nongovernmental organizations, and industry, can play in raising awareness of the object and purpose of this Treaty, and in supporting its implementation, Acknowledging that regulation of the international trade in conventional arms and preventing their diversion should not hamper international cooperation and trade in materiel legitimat , equipment and technology for peaceful purpose, Emphasizing the desirability of achieving universal adherenc to this Treaty, Determined to act in accordanc with the following principles; Principles – the inheren the right of all States to individual or collective self-defence as recognised in article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations; -The settlement of international dispute by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered in accordanc with article 2 (3) of the Charter of the United Nations; – Refraining in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purpose of the United Nations in accordanc with article 2 (4) of the Charter of the United Nations; – Non-intervention in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State in accordanc with article 2 (7) of the Charter of the United Nations; -Respecting and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law in accordanc with, inter alia, the Geneva Convention of 1949, and respecting and ensuring respect for human rights in accordanc with, inter alia, the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human rights; -The responsibility of all States, in accordanc with their respectiv international obligation, it effectively regulat the international trade in conventional arms, and to prevent their diversion, as well as the primary responsibility of all States in establishing and implementing their respectiv national control systems; -The respect for the interests of States is legitimat it is conventional arms to acquir exercise their right to self-defence and for peacekeeping operations; and to produce, export, import and transfer of conventional arms; -Implementing this Treaty in a consistent, objective and non-discriminatory manner, have agreed as follows: article 1 object and purpose the object of this Treaty is to:-Establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms; – Prevent and to eradicat the illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion; for the purpose of: – Contributing to international and regional peace, security and stability; -Reducing human suffering; -Promoting cooperation, transparency and responsible action by States parties in the international trade in conventional arms, thereby building confidence among States parties. Article 2 scope 1. This Treaty shall apply to all conventional arms within the following categories: (a) battle tanks; (b) Armoured combat vehicles; (c) large-artillery systems of calibra; (d) combat aircraft; (e) Attack helicopter; (f) fuels Pakistan; (g) Missile and missile launcher; and (h) Small arms and light weapon. 2. For the purpose of this Treaty, the activities of the international trade export, import of compris, transit, trans-shipment and brokering, hereafter referred to as "transfer". 3. This Treaty shall not apply to the international movement of conventional arms by, or on behalf of, (a) the State Party for its use provided that the conventional arms remains under that State Party's ownership. Article 3 the State of Each Munition Ammunition/Party shall establish and maintain a national control system it regulat the export of ammunition is fired, launched munition or/delivered by the conventional arms covered under article 2 (1), and shall apply the provision of article 6 and article 7 prior to authorizing the export of such ammunition/munition. Article 4 parts and components in Each State Party shall establish and maintain a national control system it regulat the export of parts and components where the export is in a form that provides the capability to assemble the conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) and shall apply the provision of article 6 and article 7 prior to authorizing the export of such parts and components. Article 5 General Implementation Each Party shall 1 State implementations that this Treaty in a consistent, objective and non-discriminatory manner, bearing in mind the principles referred to in this Treaty. 2. Each State Party shall establish and maintain a national control system, including a national control list, in order of their implementations that the provision of this Treaty. 3. Each State Party is encouraged to apply the provision of this Treaty to the ranking of the broades conventional arms. National definition of any of the categories covered under article 2 (1) (a) (g) shall not cover less than the descriptions used in the United Nations Register of Conventional arms at the time of entry into force of this Treaty. For the category covered under article 2 (1) (h), shall not cover the national definition of less than the descriptions used in the relevant United Nations instruments at the time of entry into force of this Treaty. 4. Each State Party, to its national law pursuan, shall provide its national control list to the Secretariat, which shall make it available to other States parties. States parties are encouraged to make their control lists publicly available. 5. Each State Party shall take the measure of their implementations the cessary not provision of this Treaty and shall the competent national authorities designat in order to have an effective and transparent national control system regulating the transfer of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) and of the items covered under article 3 and article 4.6 Each State Party shall designat. one or more national points of contact to exchange information on matters related to the implementation of this Treaty. Each State Party shall notify the Secretariat, established under article 18 of the its national point of contact (s) and keep the information updated. Article 6 Prohibition 1. A State Party shall not transfer any of the conventional authoriz arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4, if the transfer would be under obligation violat it measure's adopted by the United Nations Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular arms embargos. 2. A State Party shall not transfer any of the conventional authoriz arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4, if the transfer would be relevant international violat it obligation under international agreements to which it is a Party, in particular those relating to the transfer of, or trafficking in, illicit conventional arms to. 3. A State Party shall not transfer any of the conventional authoriz arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4, if it has knowledge at the time of authorization that the arms would be used or items in the commission of, crimes genocid against humanity, grave breach of the Geneva Convention of 1949, attacks directed against civilian objects or a civilian protected as such , or other war crimes as defined by the international agreements to which it is a Party. Article 7 Export and export assessment 1. If the export is not prohibited under article 6, each State Party, the exporting prior to authorization of the export of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4, under its jurisdiction and to its national pursuan control system, shall, in an objective and non-discriminatory manner , taking into account relevant factors, including information provided by the importing State in accordanc with article 8 (1), assess the potential that the conventional arms or items: (a) would contribute to peace and security or undermin; (b) could be used to: (i) commit or facilitat a serious violation of international humanitarian law; (ii) commit or facilitat a serious violation of international human rights law; (ii) commit or an act constituting an, facilitat offenc under the international convention or protocol relating to terrorism to which the exporting State is a Party; or (iv) commit or an act constituting an, facilitat offenc under the international convention or protocol relating to transnational organized crime to which the exporting State is a Party. 2. The exporting State Party shall also consider whethers there's that could be undertaken "it risks identified in mitigat (a) or (b) in paragraph 1, such as confidence-building measure jointly developed and agreed programme or by the exporting and importing States. 3. If, after conducting this assessment and considering available mitigating measure, the exporting State Party of determin that there is an overriding risk of any of the negative consequences of in paragraph 1, the exporting State Party shall not authoriz the export. 4. The exporting State Party, in making this assessment, shall take into account the risk of the conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4 being used to commit a serious or facilitat ACTA of gender based violence or serious acts of violence against women and children. 5. Each exporting State Party shall take measure to ensur that all authorization for the export of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) or of the items covered under article 3 or article 4 with detailed and issued prior to the export. 6. Each exporting State Party shall make available appropriate information about the authorization in question, upon request, to the importing State Party and to the transit or trans-shipment to the States parties, subject to its national laws, practices or policies. 7. If, after an authorization has been granted, an exporting State Party become aware of new information of relevant, it is encouraged to reasses the authorization after consultation, if appropriate, with the importing State. Article 8 import 1. Each importing Party shall take a State measure to ensur that appropriate and relevant information is provided, upon request, to its national law pursuan, the exporting State Party, to assist the exporting State Party in conducting its national export assessment under article 7.-may include "Such end use or end user documentation. 2. Each importing Party shall take a State measure that will allow the it to regulat, where not, imports under its cessary jurisdiction of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1). Such measure may include import of systems. 3. Each importing Party may request Status information from the exporting State Party concerning any pending or actual export authorization where the importing State Party is the country of final destination. Article 9 transit or trans-shipment to Each State Party shall take the appropriate measure of it, where not regulat cessary and feasibl, the transit or trans-shipment under its jurisdiction of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) through its territory in accordanc with relevant international law. Article 10 Each Party shall Brokering State take a measure, to its national law pursuan, it is taking place under regulat brokering its jurisdiction for conventional arms covered under article 2 (1). Such measure may include requiring the broker to register or obtain written authorization before engaging in brokering. Article 11 Each State Party of the Diversion 1. involved in the transfer of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) shall take measure to prevent their diversion. 2. The exporting State Party shall seek to prevent the diversion of the transfer of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) through its national control system, established in accordanc with article 5 (2), by assessing the risk of diversion of the export and considering the establishment of mitigation measure such as the confidence-building measure jointly developed and agreed programme or by the exporting and importing States. Other prevention measure of may include, where appropriate: examining parties involved in the export, requiring additional documentation, certificates, assurances, not authorizing the export or other appropriate measure. 3. Importing, transit, trans-shipment and exporting States parties shall cooperate and exchange information, to them their national law pursuan, where appropriate and, in order to feasibl the risk of mitigat diversions of the transfer of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1). 4. If a State Party detects a diversion of conventional arms covered under the transferred the article 2 (1), the State Party shall take the appropriate measure, to its national law pursuan and in accordanc with international law, to address such diversions. Such measure may include alerting the potentially affected States parties, examining diverted shipment of such conventional arms covered under article 2 (1), and taking follow-up measure through the investigation and law enforcement. 5. In order to better comprehends and prevent the diversion of conventional arms covered under the transferred the article 2 (1), States parties are encouraged to share relevant information with one another on effective measure to address the diversion. Such information may include information on the illicit activities including corruption, international trafficking routes, illicit brokers, sources of the illicit supply, methods of concealmen, common points of dispatch, or used by organized groups destinations engaged in diversions. 6. States parties shall report to other it encouraged States parties, through the Secretariat, on the measure taken in addressing the diversion of conventional arms covered under the transferred the article 2 (1). Article 12 Record keeping 1. Each State Party shall maintain national records, to its national law pursuan and regulations, of it issuance of export authorization or its actual exports of the conventional arms covered under article 2 (1). 2. Each State Party is encouraged to maintain records of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) are transferred to it the territory as the final destination or that the authorized their transit or trans-ship territory under its jurisdiction. 3. Each State Party is encouraged to include in those records: the quantity, value, model/type, authorized international transfers of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1), conventional arms actually transferred, the details of exporting State (s), State (s) importing, transit and trans-shipment in the State (s), and end users, as appropriate. 4. the records shall be the skipper for a minimum of ten years. Article 13 Each State Party Reporting 1. shall, within the first year after entry into force of this Treaty for that State Party, in accordanc with article 22, provide an initial report to the Secretariat of the measure undertaken in order of their implementations that this Treaty, including national laws, national control lists and others regulations and administrative measure. Each State Party shall report to the Secretariat on any new measure undertaken in order of their implementations that this Treaty, when appropriate. Reports shall be made available, and distributed it to the States parties by the Secretariat. 2. States parties are encouraged to report it to the other States parties, through the Secretariat, information on the measure taken that have been proven effective in addressing the diversion of conventional arms covered under the transferred the article 2 (1). 3. Each State Party shall submit annually to the Secretariat by 31 May a report for the preceding calendar year concerning authorized or actual exports and imports of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1). Reports shall be made available, and distributed it to the States parties by the Secretariat. The report submitted to the Secretariat may contain the same information submitted by the State Party to relevant United Nations framework, including the United Nations Register of Conventional arms. Reports may exclude commercially sensitive or national security information. Article 14 Each State Party enforcement shall take appropriate measure to enforce national laws and regulations that implementations that the provision of this Treaty. Article 15 International Cooperation 1. States parties shall cooperate with each other, consistent with security interests and their respectiv national law, it effectively implementations that this Treaty. 2. States parties are encouraged to facilitat international cooperation, including exchanging information on matters of mutual interest regarding the implementation and application of this Treaty to their respectiv pursuan security interests and national law. 3. States parties are encouraged to consult on matters of mutual interest and to share information, as appropriate, to support the implementation of this Treaty. 4. States parties are encouraged to cooperate, be it their national laws pursuan, in order to assist national implementation of the provision of this Treaty, including through sharing information regarding the illicit activities and actors and in order to prevent the diversion of conventional arms of Andean eradicat covered under article 2 (1). 5. States parties shall, where jointly agreed and consistent with their national laws, afford one another the wides a measure of assistance in the investigation, prosecution and judicial proceedings in violation of the national relations of the established "to this Treaty pursuan. 6. States parties are encouraged to take national measure and to cooperate with each other to prevent the transfer of conventional arms covered under article 2 (1) becoming subject to corrupt practices. 7. States parties are encouraged to exchange experience and information on lessons learned in relations to any aspect of this Treaty. Article 16 International assistance 1. In implementing this Treaty, each State Party may seek assistance including legal or legislative assistance, institutional capacity-building, and technical, material or financial assistance. Such assistance may include stockpil management, disarmament demobilization and reintegration programme, the model legislation, and effective practices for implementation. Each State Party in a position to do so shall provide such assistance, upon request. 2. Each State Party may request, offer or receive assistance through, inter alia, the United Nations, international, regional, subregional or national organizations, non-governmental organizations, or on a bilateral basis. 3. (A) A voluntary trust fund shall be established by States parties to assist requesting States parties requiring international assistance it implementations that this Treaty. Each State Party is encouraged to contribute resources to the fund. Article 17 the Conference of States parties 1. A Conference of States parties shall be convened by the provisional secretariat, established under article 18, of the later than one year following the entry into force of this Treaty and thereafter at such other times as may be decided by the Conference of States parties. 2. The Conference of States parties shall be by consensus its adop rules of procedure at its first session. 3. The Conference of the States parties shall adop a financial rules for itself as well as the funding of each subsidiary bodies it may establish any as well as the financial provision for each of the functioning of the Secretariat. At each ordinary session, it shall adop a budget for the financial period until the next ordinary session. 4. The Conference of the States parties shall: (a) Review the implementation of this Treaty, including developments in the field of conventional arms; (b) Consider and make recommendations regarding the adop implementation and operation of this Treaty, in particular the promotion of its universality; (c) to Consider amendments to this Treaty in accordanc with article 20; (d) Consider issues arising from the interpretation of this Treaty; (e) Consider and decide the tasks and budget of the Secretariat; (f) Consider the establishment of any subsidiary bodies as may be not it improves the cessary functioning of this Treaty; and (g) Perform any other function consistent with this Treaty. 5. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of States parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed by the cessary not Conference of States parties or at the written request of any State Party provided that this request is supported by at least two-thirds of the States parties. Article 18 Secretariat 1. This Treaty hereby establish a secretariat to assist States parties in the effective implementation of this Treaty. Pending the first meeting of the Conference of States parties, a provisional secretariat will be responsible for the administrative functions covered under this Treaty. 2. The secretariat shall be staffed adequately. Staff shall have the expertise to ensur cessary that the Secretariat can effectively undertak the responsibilities described in paragraph 3. The Secretariat shall be responsible to the States parties. Within a minimized structure, the Secretariat shall undertak the following responsibilities: (a) receive, make available and distribute the reports as mandated by this Treaty; (b) Maintain and make available to States parties the list of national points of contact; (c) the matching Facilitat of offers of and requests for assistance for Treaty implementation and promote international cooperation as requested; (d) the Facilitat work of the Conference of States parties, including making arrangements and providing the cessary services for meetings under this Treaty; and (e) Perform other duties as decided by the Conference of States parties. Article 19 dispute settlement 1. States parties shall consult and, by mutual consent, cooperate to pursu the settlement of any dispute that may «arise between them with regard to the interpretation or application of this Treaty including through negotiation, mediation, ACAS, judicial settlement or other peaceful means. 2. States parties may, by mutual consent of the pursu, arbitration to settle any dispute between them, regarding issues concerning the interpretation or application of this Treaty. Article 20 Amendments 1. Six years after the entry into force of this Treaty, any State Party may proposes an amendment to this Treaty. Thereafter, the proposed amendments may only be considered by the Conference of States parties every three years. 2. Any proposal to amend this Treaty shall be submitted in writing to the Secretariat, which shall circulate the proposal to all States parties, not less than 180 days before the next meeting of the Conference of States parties at which amendments may be considered pursuan to paragraph 1. The amendment shall be considered at the next Conference of States parties at which amendments may be considered if the paragraph 1, pursuan from later than 120 days after its circulation by the Secretariat, a majority of States Parties notify the Secretariat that they support considerations of the proposal. 3. The States parties shall make every effort to achieve a consensus on each amendment. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall, as a last resort, be adopted by a three-quarters majority vote of the States parties present and voting at the meeting of the Conference of States parties. For the purpose of this article, the States parties present and voting means States parties present and casting an affirmativ or negative vote. The Depositary shall communicate any amendment adopted to all States parties. 4. An amendment adopted in accordanc with paragraph 3 shall enter into force for each State Party that has deposited its instrument of acceptance for that amendment, ninety days following the date of deposit with the Depositary of the instruments of acceptance by a majority of the number of States parties at the time of the adoption of the amendment. Thereafter, it shall enter into force for any remaining State Party ninety days following the date of deposit of its instrument of acceptance for that amendment. Article 21 signature, Ratification, acceptance, Approval or Accession 1. This Treaty shall be open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York by all States from 3 June 2013 until its entry into force. 2. This Treaty is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by each signatory State. 3. Following its entry into force, this Treaty shall be open for accession by any State that has not signed the Treaty. 4. The instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary. Article 22 Entry into force this Treaty shall 1 enter into force ninety days following the date of the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with the Depositary. 2. For any State that deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession subsequent to the entry into force of this Treaty, this Treaty shall enter into force for that State ninety days following the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Article 23 Provisional Application Any State may at the time of signature or the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance of it, approval or accession, declare that it will apply provisionally article 6 and article 7 pending the entry into force of this Treaty for that State. Article 24 Duration and Withdrawals 1. This Treaty shall be of unlimited duration. 2. Each State Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty. It shall give notification of such withdrawals to the Depositary, which shall notify all other States parties. The notification of withdrawals may include an explanation of the reason for its attention. The notice of withdrawals shall take effect ninety days after the receipt of the notification by the Depositary of the withdrawals, unless the notification of withdrawals to a later date specifi c. 3. (A) State shall not be discharged, by reason of its withdrawals, from the obligation arising from this in the Treaty while it was a Party to this Treaty, including any financial obligation that it may have accrued. Article 25 reservations 1. At the time of signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, each State may formulat reservations, unless the reservation with a incompatibl with the object and purpose of this Treaty. 2. A State Party may withdraw its reservations at any time by notification to this effect addressed to the Depositary. Article 26 Relationship with other international agreements 1. The implementation of this Treaty shall not prejudice the obligations undertaken by the States parties with regard to existing or future international agreements, to which they are parties, where those obligations with a consistent with this Treaty. 2. This Treaty shall not be cited as grounds for voiding defence cooperation agreements concluded between States parties to this Treaty. Article 27 Depositary the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of this Treaty. Article 28 Authentic texts the original of this Treaty, the text of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Done AT NEW YORK, this twenty-/8 day of March, two thousand and thirteen.     Arms trade treaty in the preamble the Contracting Parties to this Treaty, according to the Charter of the United Nations purposes and principles, in the light of United Nations Charter article 26, which seeks to promote international peace and security and with the least amount of human and economic resources into an arms case, stressing the need to prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in conventional weapons and prevent their spread smuggling or illegal use or the end user , including acts of terrorism, recognizing the legitimate National political, security, economic and commercial interests of conventional weapons in international trade, reaffirming the sovereign right of any State to regulate and control the usual weapons only in its territory, in accordance with its legal and constitutional system, recognizing that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillars of the United Nations system and the Foundation for collective security, and recognizing that development, peace and security and human rights are interrelated and should be implemented, Under the United Nations Disarmament Commission of guidelines for international arms transfers in the General Assembly on 6 December 1991, decision 46/36H context, noting the United Nations programme of action on small arms and light weapons of any kind to the prevention of illicit trafficking, combat and eradication, as well as the Protocol against firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in, supplementing the United Nations Convention against transnational organized crime as well as the international instrument to enable States to identify accurately and in a timely manner illicit small arms and light weapons and traced, recognizing the conventional weapons in illegal and unregulated trading of security, social, economic and humanitarian consequences, bearing in mind that civilians, especially women and children, are the majority in armed conflict and armed violence, victims, recognizing also the problem of victims of armed conflict and the need for appropriate care , rehabilitation and social and economic inclusion, arguing that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent States maintain and adopt more effective measures to promote the objectives of this Agreement and of the subject of performance, carefully about the legal trade and legal property, and using certain common weapons, recreational, cultural, historical and sporting events, where such trade, property and use permission and protected by the law, carefully about the role of regional organizations in assisting the Contracting Parties, on request, in the implementation of this agreement Recognizing volunteers and active civil society, including non-governmental organizations and industry, the role of awareness raising about the subject matter and purpose of the Treaty and in supporting its implementation, recognizing that international trade in conventional weapons framework and their prevention should not restrict the international cooperation and legal materials, equipment and technology trade, peacekeeping objectives, emphasizing the universal adherence to this Treaty the desirability of achieving, pledging to act according to the following principles; Principles – all States the right to individual or collective self-defence under the United Nations Charter article 51; -international disputes by peaceful means so as not to endanger international peace, security and the right, laid down in the United Nations Charter article 2, paragraph 3; – in its international relations to refrain from threat or use of force as against any national territorial integrity or political independence, it also in any other manner incompatible with the purposes of the United Nations, under United Nations Charter article 2, paragraph 4; – non-intervention in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State, under United Nations Charter article 2, paragraph 7; -international humanitarian law and compliance in accordance with, inter alia, the 1949 Geneva koncencij, and respect for human rights and compliance in accordance with, inter alia, the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of human rights; – in accordance with their respective international obligations, all countries are responsible for effective regular international trade and their prevention, as well as all States have the primary responsibility to create and implement their corresponding national control systems; – respect for the legitimate interests of States to get the normal weapons, to exercise its rights to self-defense and peacekeeping operations; to produce, export, import and transfer of conventional arms; -to implement this Agreement in a uniform, objective and non-discriminatory manner, agreed as follows: article 1 the aim of this subject and the object of the contract:-to create the highest possible common international standards for the regular framework of international trade, discovery or improvement; – prevent and suppress normal weapons trafficking and preventing their spread; with the aim of: – contributing to international and regional peace, security and stability; -reducing human suffering; – to promote the cooperation of the Contracting Parties, transparency and responsible action in conventional weapons in international trade, boosting mutual trust of the parties. Article 2 scope of application 1. this agreement applies to all the usual weapons in the following categories: (a) battle tanks; (b) armoured combat vehicles; (c) large calibre artillery systems; (d) combat aircraft; (e) attack helicopters; (f) warships; (g) missiles and missile launchers; and (h) small arms and light weapons. 2. For the purposes of this agreement, the activities of international trade means export, import, transit, transhipment and brokering services, "referrals". 3. This Treaty shall not apply to the normal international movement of weapons by the party itself or by an intermediary for your use, provided that normal weapons remain its property. Article 3 ammunition each Contracting Party must establish and maintain a national system of control to adjust the regular round, run or produce munitions exports according to article 2, paragraph 1, and are to be applied to articles 6 and 7 of the rules before allowing the export of such munitions. Article 4 parts and components for each Contracting Party must establish and maintain a national system of control to regulate the export of components and parts, where export takes place in such a way that gives you the ability to put the usual weapons according to article 2, paragraph 1, and are to be applied to articles 6 and 7 of the rules before the following components and the export authorisation. Article 5 implementation General 1. Each Contracting Party must implement this agreement in a uniform, objective and non-discriminatory manner and respecting the principles of this Treaty. 2. Each Contracting Party must establish and maintain a national system of control, including the national control list in order to implement the terms of this contract. 3. each of the Contracting Parties are encouraged to apply the terms of this contract widest range of conventional weapons. Any article 2 paragraph 1 (a)-(l) specific categories in subparagraphs national definitions may not be less than the United Nations conventional arms register characteristics used in this Treaty into force. With regard to article 2, paragraph 1 (h) in point category, national definitions may not be less than the relevant United Nations documents use this contract performance on the date of entry into force. 4. Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with its national legislation, the Secretariat submitted its the national control list for issue to the other Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties are encouraged to share their control lists. 5. Each Contracting Party shall take the necessary steps to implement the provisions of this Treaty and means the competent national authorities, in order to establish an effective and transparent national system of control of conventional weapons and the 3 and 4 in article for the regulation of the transfer of units in accordance with article 2, paragraph 1. 6. Each Contracting Party shall designate one or more national contact points to exchange information on the implementation of this Treaty-related matters. Each Contracting Party shall notify to the Secretariat in accordance with paragraph 18 of its focal points and to regularly update this information. Article 6 prohibition 1. a Contracting Party shall not permit any article specified in paragraph 1 regular and 3 and in article 4, the unit if service is violating its obligations under United Nations Security Council adopted measures, acting under the United Nations Charter, in particular to part VII, of the arms embargo. 2. a Contracting Party shall not permit any article specified in paragraph 1 regular and 3 and 4 article transfer of units, if transfer violating its relevant international obligations under international treaties to which it is a party, in particular in relation to conventional arms transfers or illegal trade. 3. a Contracting Party shall not permit any article specified in paragraph 1 regular and 3. and 4. transfer of units provided for in article, if it is known at the time of admission that weapons or units will be used in carrying out the genocide, crimes against humanity, grave of the 1949 Geneva Conventions violations, attacks on civilians or civilian objects or other war crimes defined by international treaties to which it is party. Article 7 export and export grade 1. If article 6 does not prohibit exports each exporting Party, before allowing article 2 paragraph 1 establishes the regular and 3 and 4 units of export provided for in article, in accordance with its jurisdiction and national control systems in an objective and non-discriminatory manner and subject to the relevant factors, including, the importing State of information provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of article 8, shall assess the likelihood that conventional weapons or items (a) to promote or undermine peace and security; (b) can be used to (i) make or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law; (ii) conduct or promote a serious international violations of human rights; (iii) conduct or facilitate any activity that is considered as infringement pursuant to international agreements or protocols on terrorism, in which the exporting country is a party; or (iv) conduct or facilitate any activity that is considered as infringement pursuant to international agreements or protocols on transnational organized crime, which the exporting country is a party. 2. The exporting contracting party shall also take into account, is it possible to take any action in paragraph 1 (a) or (b) the risk mitigation points, for example, confidence building measures, or the exporting and importing country jointly developed and coordinated programmes. 3. If, after completing this evaluation and consideration of mitigation measures available to export Contracting Party determines that there is a major risk for adverse consequences set out in paragraph 1, the exporting contracting party shall not permit the export. 4. The exporting contracting party carrying out the assessment shall take account of article 2 laid down in paragraph 1, the conventional weapons and 3 and 4 units of risk laid down in article be used to carry out or promote serious sex or serious violence against women and children. 5. each exporting Party shall take measures to ensure that any article specified in paragraph 1 regular and 3 and 4 article unit export permissions are detailed and issued before export. 6. each exporting Party, on request, the public with relevant information about the specific permissions for the importing contracting party and of the transit or transhipment of the Contracting Parties in accordance with its national laws, practices or policies. 7. If, after authorisation by the exporting contracting party becomes aware of new information, it is encouraged to re-evaluate after consultation with the permission of the importing country, if necessary. 8. Article 1 of each Import the importing contracting party shall take measures to ensure that, upon request, the exporting contracting party provides the appropriate and necessary information in accordance with its national laws, to help the exporting contracting party to carry out its national export assessment pursuant to article 7. These measures may provide documentation on the end use or end user. 2. each importing party shall take the measures necessary to enable it to adjust article 2 1, point out the regular import of its jurisdiction. These measures may provide documentation on the end use or end user. 3. each importing party may require from the exporting contracting parties of any impending or existing export permit where the importing contracting party shall be the country of destination. Article 9 transit or transhipment of each Contracting State shall take the necessary measures, and in the case of a regulated article 2 laid down in paragraph 1 of regular transit or transhipment under its jurisdiction and throughout its territory, in accordance with applicable international law. 10. Article mediation services each Contracting Party shall take measures, in accordance with its national laws, to regulate mediation services article 2 laid down in paragraph 1 of the conventional weapons. These measures may require intermediaries to register or obtain written permission before engaging in mediation services. Article 11 dissemination 1. each paragraph of article 2 laid down in conventional arms transfers in the Contracting Party concerned shall take measures to prevent their proliferation. 2. The exporting Contracting Party shall endeavour to prevent article 2, paragraph 1, specified in the conventional arms transfers with its distribution in accordance with article 5 (1) of the national control system created by assessing the risk of the spread of export and considering the establishment of mitigation measures, such as confidence-building measures, or the exporting and importing country jointly developed and coordinated programmes. Need other prevention measures can be examined by the parties involved in the export, additional documents, certificates and security demands, export ban or other appropriate measures. 3. Importing, transit, transhipment and the exporting contracting party shall cooperate and exchange information in accordance with their national laws, and in the case of a reduced article 2 establishes the conventional arms transfers the risk of spreading. 4. If a contracting party discovers a reduced article 2, paragraph 1, specified in the conventional weapons proliferation, it shall take the necessary steps in accordance with its national laws and international law, to prevent such proliferation. These measures may be possible victims of the reporting Parties, spread 2 (1) of this article passed the conventional arms shipment inspection and follow-up on investigation and law enforcement. 5. in order to better understand and prevent the article 2, paragraph 1, specified in the conventional weapons proliferation, Contracting Parties are encouraged to exchange information on effective measures to prevent proliferation. Such information may include information about illegal activities, including corruption, international trade networks, intermediaries, illegal supply sources, concealment techniques, total shipping points or destinations used by organized gangs involved in distribution. 6. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to notify the other Contracting Parties through the Secretariat of the measures taken in article 2 paragraph 1, specified in the usual proliferation of weapons. Article 12 inventories 1. Each Contracting Party shall maintain a national registry under its national laws and regulations on export permits issued or existing paragraph 1 of article 2 laid down in conventional arms exports. 2. each Contracting Party is encouraged to maintain registers of article 2 laid down in point 1 of the conventional weapons that are placed in its territory as a destination or transit or transhipment is allowed in areas within its jurisdiction. 3. each Contracting Party is encouraged in these registers on including information on article 2, paragraph 1, a specific number of ordinary weapons, value model/type, and allow international transfers, as well as the truly conventional weapons transferred, importing, exporting, transit and transhipment, the Contracting Party or parties and the end user information, if required. 4. the register shall be kept for at least a decade. Article 13 reporting 1. Each Contracting Party shall, in the first year after the entry into force of this Treaty for that Contracting Party in accordance with article 22 provided initial report The Secretariat of the measures taken for the implementation of this agreement, including, national laws, national control lists and other provisions and administrative measures. Each Contracting Party shall notify the Secretariat of any new measures for the implementation of this agreement when it is appropriate. Reports to the Contracting Parties by the Secretariat and distributed to the public. 2. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to notify the other Contracting Parties through the Secretariat of the measures taken, which have proved to be effective in article 2, paragraph 1, specified in the usual proliferation of weapons. 3. Each Contracting Party shall, each year, to 31 May shall be submitted to the Secretariat a report on the previous calendar year, or allowed the true point 1 of article 2 laid out in the conventional arms exports and imports. Reports to the Contracting Parties by the Secretariat and distributed to the public. The secretariat presented a report might contain the same information that the Contracting Party has made a corresponding framework for the United Nations, including the United Nations conventional arms register. The reports may not include commercially sensitive or national security information. Article 14 implementation each Contracting Party shall take the necessary action in national laws and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Treaty. Article 15 international cooperation 1. the Contracting Parties shall cooperate with each other according to their security interests and national laws, to the effective implementation of this agreement. 2. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to promote international cooperation, including the exchange of information on common interests in the implementation and application of this agreement in accordance with their interests and national security laws. 3. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to consult on matters of common interest and share information as required to support the implementation of this Treaty. 4. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to cooperate, consistent with their national laws, to promote the national implementation of the provisions of the Treaty, including by sharing information on illegal activities and persons, and to prevent and eliminate paragraph 1 of article 2 laid down in conventional weapons proliferation. 5. If it is agreed jointly and if it fits into their national laws, the Contracting Parties shall provide each other assistance in examining the most, haunted, and in connection with the proceedings under this Contract to create the national measures. 6. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to take national measures and to cooperate with each other to prevent article 2, paragraph 1, specified in the conventional arms transfers illegal. 7. the Contracting Parties are encouraged to share experiences and information on any lessons learned related to any aspect of this agreement. Article 16 international assistance in the implementation of the present agreement, 1 each Contracting Party may request assistance, including legal or legislative, institutional capacity building, technical, material or financial assistance. Such assistance may be inventory management, disarmament, demobilisation and integration programmes, model re legislation and effective implementation in practice. Each Contracting Party shall ensure this assistance upon request. 2. each Contracting Party may request, offer or get help from, among others, the United Nations, international, regional, sub regional and national organisations or non-governmental organizations or on a bilateral basis. 3. the Contracting Parties shall set up a voluntary fund to help pieprasošaj help contracting parties to request the international assistance for the implementation of this Treaty. Each of the Contracting Parties are encouraged to invest in this Fund. Article 17, the Conference of the parties 1. The Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the interim secretariat, which was established in accordance with article 18, no later than one year after the entry into force of this agreement, and then when to the agreement of the Conference of the parties. 2. The Conference of the parties at its first session, adopt the rules of procedure by unanimous decision. 3. The Conference of the Parties shall adopt its financial rules, the subject of any created authorities funding management rules, as well as financial rules for management of the Secretariat. At each regular session the adoption of the budget for the financial period until the next ordinary session. 4. The Conference of the parties (a) review the implementation of the present agreement, including developments in the field of conventional arms; (b) examine and make recommendations on the implementation and operation of this Treaty, especially its universality; (c) examine the amendments of this agreement in accordance with article 20; (d) examine the issues that have been encountered in interpreting this agreement. (e) consider and decide on the tasks of the Secretariat and budget; (f) examine any subject of institution building, which may be necessary to improve the operation of this agreement; and (g) perform other functions, which are in accordance with this agreement. 5. the Conference of the parties to the extraordinary meeting takes place when the Conference of the parties considered necessary or at the written request of a Contracting Party, if it is supported by at least two-thirds of the Contracting Parties. Article 18 the Secretariat 1. This Treaty establishing a secretariat to assist the Contracting Parties in the effective implementation of this agreement. The Conference of the parties to the first meeting, the interim secretariat is responsible for this Treaty laid down in administrative functions. 2. the staff of the Secretariat must be appropriate. Staff must have the necessary knowledge to ensure the effective fulfilment of the obligations under paragraph 3. 3. the Secretariat shall be responsible for the Contracting Parties. With minimal structure Secretariat shall assume the following responsibilities: (a) to receive, share and disseminate reports, allowing this contract; (b) maintain and make publicly available the Contracting Parties a list of national focal points; (c) to facilitate assistance to the coordination of supply and demand the implementation of the Treaty and to promote international cooperation on request; (d) to facilitate the work of the Conference of the parties, including the organisation of work, conduct and provide the necessary services for the meetings in accordance with this agreement; and (e) perform such other duties as shall be determined by decision of the Conference of the parties. Article 19 settlement of disputes 1. the Contracting Parties shall consult and cooperate, by mutual consent, to bring any dispute resolution, if it is the result of an agreement between them on the interpretation or application of this, including negotiation, mediation, conciliation, settlement or other peaceful means. 2. the Contracting Parties may by mutual consent to arbitration, to resolve any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application of this agreement. Article 20 amendments 1. Six years after the entry into force of this agreement, any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Treaty. After the proposed amendments can be dealt with only by the Conference of the parties, one every three years. 2. any amendment to this contract offer in writing to submit to the Secretariat, who will send it to all Contracting Parties at least 180 days before the next meeting of the Conference of the parties, in which amendments can be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 1. The amendments will be considered at the next Conference of the parties as amended can be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, if a majority of the Contracting Parties notify the Secretariat for their support to the bid for consideration no later than 120 days after the Secretariat has sent them. 3. the Contracting Parties shall take all possible actions to ensure unanimous consent for each amendment. If all of these steps have been made and no agreement has been reached, the amendment shall be adopted to finally present and this meeting of the Conference of the parties on the voting of the Contracting Parties to the three-fourths majority vote. The purpose of this article, Parties present and voting Contracting Parties means Parties that are present at a meeting and put a supportive or dissenting voice. The depositary shall notify all Contracting Parties of any amendments adopted. 4. in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, adopted amendment shall enter into force for each Contracting Party which has submitted his document on the adoption of this amendment, within ninety days after the majority of the Contracting Parties have submitted their documents to the depositary of the adoption of this amendment was adopted. All the other Contracting Parties, it shall enter into force ninety days after they have submitted their documents for the adoption of this amendment. Article 21 signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession 1. This contract is available for signing at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to all countries from June 3, 2013, pending its entry into force. 2. This agreement requires each signatory State ratification, acceptance or approval. 3. After the entry into force of this Treaty to accession by any State which has not signed it. 4. instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be the depositary. Article 22 1. Entry into force this Agreement shall enter into force ninety days after the date of deposit with the depositary of the 50th instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 2. Any State which submitted its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Treaty, it shall enter into force ninety days after the date on which the document is submitted for ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Article 23 provisional application any State may in its document of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, or at the time of signature to declare that it will apply provisionally articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty the country concerned enters into force. Article 24 validity and withdrawal 1. This contract is valid for an unlimited period. 2. Each Party shall, through its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty. It must report on the withdrawal to the depositary, who shall notify the other of the Contracting Parties. Notification of withdrawal may include an explanation of the reasons for the withdrawal. Notice of withdrawal shall become effective 90 days after the depositary has received it unless it specifies a later date. 3. withdrawal does not exempt the State from the obligations laid down in this agreement that are incurred while it was a party to this contract, including accrued financial obligations. Article 25 reservations 1. Signing of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, each State may at the time to formulate reservations, insofar as they do not conflict with the subject matter and purpose of the Treaty. 2. a Contracting Party may withdraw its reservations at any time by notification to the depositary in question. Article 26 relationship with other international agreements 1. implementation of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations that Contracting Parties have undertaken in relation to existing or future international agreements to which they are parties, if these responsibilities are consistent with this agreement. 2. this agreement may not be invoked as a justification, to be recognized as unenforceable between parties to it contracts on cooperation in the field of defence. Article 27 depositary the Secretary-General of the United Nations is the depositary of this Treaty. Article 28 authentic texts the original of this Treaty, the wording of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall keep the Secretary-General of the United Nations. PREPARED in New York, in the year two thousand and thirteen twenty-eighth day of March